North Korea is intensifying efforts to instill the concept of a nuclear-armed nation among its citizens by providing detailed coverage of a recent speech delivered by Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sun-kyung at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly through Rodong Sinmun.
On its sixth page on Wednesday, Rodong Sinmun reported that Comrade Kim Sun-kyung, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea delegation, delivered a speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday.
The newspaper published the full text of Kim’s address. In his speech, Kim stated that the U.S.-South Korea and U.S.-Japan military alliances, as well as the trilateral military cooperation system targeting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, are rapidly evolving into more aggressive and intrusive military blocs that include nuclear components. The scale, nature, frequency, and scope of the war exercises and military buildup against the nation have surpassed all previous records.
This appears to be an attempt to instill a sense of crisis among North Korean citizens by emphasizing that the U.S., South Korea, and Japan are targeting North Korea with nuclear capabilities, thereby reinforcing the notion that survival is impossible without nuclear weapons.
The newspaper reported that Kim emphasized that demanding denuclearization from them is tantamount to asking us to abandon the sovereignty, relinquish the right to exist, and violate the constitution.
He further asserted that it will never give up its nuclear weapons, which represent the national law, policy, sovereignty, and right to exist, and it will not retract this position under any circumstances.
North Korea’s decision to directly communicate the content of this speech to its citizens appears aimed at reinforcing its status as a nuclear power and highlighting this diplomatic stance to the entire population. The regime consistently propagates the message that nuclear weapons are non-negotiable and fundamental to its survival, emphasizing that citizens should equate nuclear armament with national identity.