North Korea’s Nuclear Defiance at the UN: A Threat to American Security and Sovereignty

In a rare appearance before the United Nations General Assembly, North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong made it unmistakably clear: Pyongyang will never surrender its nuclear arsenal. His declaration underscores a troubling reality for U.S. national security and the broader goal of peace on the Korean Peninsula. Why Does North Korea Refuse to Disarm? Kim justified North Korea's nuclear weapons as essential for maintaining a “balance of power” against South Korea and its allies. However, this balance is less about regional stability and more about asserting defiance against U.S.-led military exercises that Washington and its partners conduct regularly....