North Korea Says It Will Not Barge Its Status As a Nuclear Power at UN General Assembly... "Can't Give Up Nuclear Weapons"

[Anchor]
North Korea has made its "no-give-up position" official on the international stage, saying it will not give up its nuclear status at the UN General Assembly.

Trump's aides expressed disapproval, saying that if North Korea is recognized as a nuclear power, South Korea and Japan will also demand nuclear weapons.

This is Washington correspondent Kwon Jun-ki.

[Reporter]
Kim Sung, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations, described North Korea's nuclear possession as a historic resolution.

He made it clear that he could never give up his nuclear weapons, saying the decision was made to secure the right to self-defense against the U.S. nuclear threat.

[Kim Sung / North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations] We will not look back on our right to self-defense, nor will we haggle with anyone over our national prestige achieved by the struggle of the entire Korean people.]

Targeting the U.S. ahead of the presidential election, he demanded that the U.S. recognize its status as a nuclear power, saying it will have to deal with North Korea, which has changed in the future.

[Kim Sung / North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations] Any regime in the United States will have to deal with the changed Democratic People's Republic of Korea.]

O'Brien, former President Trump's foreign affairs and security adviser, expressed a negative stance, saying that if North Korea is recognized as a nuclear power, South Korea and Japan will also demand nuclear weapons.

The second Trump administration denied the observation that it would recognize North Korea's nuclear weapons and start negotiations on disarmament.

[Robert O'Brien / Trump Administration National Security Adviser: If North Korea is recognized as a nuclear power and negotiations for disarmament, why wouldn't Japan and South Korea demand their own nuclear armament?]

In the past, Trump also disclosed an anecdote that he said South Korean female golfers should be sent to negotiations with North Korea.

[Robert O'Brien / Trump Administration National Security Adviser: Trump looked at me and said South Korea should send female golfers to negotiations with North Korea. They say they're a killer who never misses putting, and that they can kill Kim Jong-un.]

However, some predict that security uncertainty on the Korean Peninsula will increase regardless of the outcome of the presidential election as both Harris and Trump are missing the denuclearization of North Korea in their new platform.

This is YTN Kwon Jun-ki from Washington.