00:00North Korea says it is no longer bound by any treaty related to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, according
00:07to state media KCNA.
00:09North Korea's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Kim Song, says the country's status as a nuclear weapon state would
00:17never change.
00:19He said external pressure and political demands would not force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program or alter its national
00:27security policy.
00:28Kim made the remarks during the 11th Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference held at UN headquarters in New York.
00:36North Korea ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1985 before announcing its withdrawal in 2003 during an escalating nuclear
00:46crisis.
00:47The crisis deepened after the US accused Pyongyang of secretly pursuing efforts to develop nuclear weapons capabilities.
00:55Since then, North Korea has built nuclear facilities across the country, while analysts estimate it may possess material for up
01:04to 90 warheads.
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