North Korea refuses to abide by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Declared North Korea‘s refusal to abide by the Non-Proliferation Treaty North Korea to withdraw from the Nuclear non-proliferation in 1993, and officially did so in 2003. Since then, it has conducted six nuclear tests, exposing it to numerous UN Security Council resolutions, and is believed to have dozens of nuclear warheads. Currently at UN Headquarters, the United States and some countries following suit are groundlessly questioning North Korea’s current status and exercise of its sovereign rights.
He added: The status of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a nuclear-armed state will not change based on external rhetorical allegations or unilateral desires.
He continued: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will not be bound by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons under any circumstances.

He noted that the country’s status as a nuclear-armed state was enshrined in The Constitution, transparently declaring the principles for the use of nuclear weapons.

12,241 nuclear warheads

As of January 2025, the nine nuclear-armed states – Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea – possessed 12,241 nuclear warheads, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The United States and Russia possess about 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons, and have implemented major programs To be updated in recent years, according to the institute.

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