North Korea nuclear program

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“I look forward to engaging with both the Republic of Korea and Japan, but like-minded (countries) as well, on trying to develop options both inside the U.N. as well as outside the U.N. The point here is that we cannot allow the work that the panel of experts were doing to lapse.”

Apnews

United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Joe Biden

17 Apr 2024 6 3

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 1 year ago

“We should never be satisfied with the work to consolidate the thoroughgoing response posture of our nuclear force and should continuously strive to strengthen nuclear force steadily.”

Aljazeera

Leader of North Korea

28 Mar 2023 0 2

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 1 year ago

“It highlights the importance and necessity of mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and calls for an exponential increase of the country's nuclear arsenal.”

Aljazeera

Leader of North Korea

01 Jan 2023 2 4

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 1 year ago

“North Korea's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful strategic force, the absolute force unprecedented in the century.”

Theguardian

Leader of North Korea

27 Nov 2022 0 2

Park Won-gon

Inserted 1 year ago

“Given that South Korea and the United States are conducting a combined air exercise, regarded as the strongest deterrence against the North Korean threats, the missile launch during the ongoing drills indicates the North has strong confidence in its nuclear capability. Since Sept. 25, North Korea has kept firing missiles ― even during China's important party congress. In addition, the North had staged military provocations in consideration of South Korea's domestic situation to some extent, but the missile launch during the South's mourning period of the Itaewon crowd crush, means that it will only focus on gaining recognition as a nuclear weapons state without taking anything into consideration before holding negotiations with the U.S. on the nuclear issue. To this end, North Korea is widely expected to ratchet up tensions further on the peninsula.”

Koreatimes

Professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University

02 Nov 2022 6 5

Rafael Grossi

Inserted 1 year ago

“Everybody is holding its breath about this, because another nuclear test would be yet another confirmation of a program which is moving full steam ahead, in a way that is incredibly, incredibly concerning. Further tests, of course, means that they are refining the preparations and the construction of their arsenal. So we are following this very, very closely. We hope it doesn't happen, but indications unfortunately go in another direction.”

Aljazeera

Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency

27 Oct 2022 1 3

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 1 year ago

“North Korea's cruise missiles, air force, and tactical nuclear devices are probably much less capable than propaganda suggests. But it would be a mistake to dismiss North Korea's recent weapons testing spree as bluster or sabre-rattling. Pyongyang's military threats are a chronic and worsening problem for peace and stability in Asia that must not be ignored. Policymakers in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington should not allow domestic politics and other challenges such as Russia's war in Ukraine to prevent them from increasing international coordination on military deterrence and economic sanctions.”

Aljazeera

Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

13 Oct 2022 4 4

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 1 year ago

“The country should continue to expand the operational sphere of the nuclear strategic armed forces to resolutely deter any crucial military crisis and war crisis at any time and completely take the initiative in it.”

Aljazeera

Leader of North Korea

12 Oct 2022 0 2

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 1 year ago

“Pyongyang has been concerned about military exercises by the U.S., South Korea and Japan, so to strengthen its self-proclaimed deterrent, it is making explicit the nuclear threat behind its recent missile launches. The KCNA report may also be harbinger of a forthcoming nuclear test for the kind of tactical warhead that would arm the units Kim visited in the field.”

Aljazeera

Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

10 Oct 2022 3 6

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 1 year ago

“The aim of the United States is not just to eliminate our nuclear weapons themselves but also ultimately to bring down our regime anytime by forcing (North Korea) to put down nuclear weapons and give up or weaken the power to exercise self-defense.”

Koreatimes

Leader of North Korea

09 Sep 2022 2 2

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 1 year ago

“Through unheard of sanctions and blockade(s) … they are trying to lead us but to give up the nuclear weapons of our own accord. But never! Let them impose sanctions for 100, nay 1000 days, or even 10 or 100 years.”

Aljazeera

Leader of North Korea

08 Sep 2022 2 3

Yoon Seok-youl

Inserted 1 year ago

“We believe that not only at the end of this month, but ever since my inauguration, it's fully ready and able to do it whenever it decides.”

Koreatimes

President of South Korea

22 Jul 2022 2 4

Wendy Sherman

Inserted 1 year ago

“Any nuclear test would be in complete violation of UN Security Council resolutions [and] there would be a swift and forceful response to such a test. The entire world will respond in a strong and clear manner. We are prepared.”

Aljazeera

US Deputy Secretary of State

07 Jun 2022 3 5

Rafael Grossi

Inserted 1 year ago

“A roof has been installed on the annex to the reported Centrifuge Enrichment Facility, so the annex is now externally complete. Near the light water reactor (LWR), we have observed that the new building that had been under construction since April 2021 has been completed, and construction has started on two adjacent buildings. The conduct of a nuclear test would contravene UN Security Council resolutions and would be a cause for serious concern.”

Aljazeera

Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency

06 Jun 2022 4 2

Kim Sung

Inserted 1 year ago

“U.S. intelligence believes that the North is preparing its Punggye-ri test site for what would be its seventh nuclear test. This assessment is consistent with the DPRK's own recent public statements. We are preparing for all contingencies in close coordination with our Japanese and ROK allies. Furthermore, we are prepared to make both short and longer term adjustments to our military posture as appropriate in responding to any DPRK provocation and as necessary to strengthen both defense and deterrence to protect our allies in the region.”

Koreatimes

US Special Representative for North Korea

03 Jun 2022 6 4

Kim Gunn

Inserted 1 year ago

“Our trilateral cooperation is essential for responding to challenges posed by North Korea. North Korea's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons will only end up strengthening our deterrence. This will ultimately run counter to Pyongyang's own interests.”

Koreatimes

South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs

03 Jun 2022 4 3

Artyom Lukin

Inserted 1 year ago

“It seemed like the United States wanted to provoke and produce this split in the Security Council, knowing that China and Russia would not support the resolution. Moscow and Beijing appear somewhat tolerant of North Korea's resuming long-range missile launches, but it is far from clear that Pyongyang has Russia's and China's consent, tacit or otherwise, for a nuclear test. Nuclear testing is seen by Beijing, and especially Moscow, as a far more serious matter, compared to missile testing. Nevertheless, Russia sees the Ukraine crisis as a proxy war with the United States, and the war is now bleeding into the situation around North Korea. Even though Moscow and Washington have a real shared interest in the denuclearisation of North Korea, it has now become extremely difficult, if not impossible, for them to collaborate.”

Reuters

Associate professor with Russia’s Far Eastern Federal University

27 May 2022 6 8

Leif-Eric Easley

Inserted 1 year ago

“Instead of accepting invitations to dialogue, the Kim regime appears to be preparing a tactical nuclear warhead test. The timing will depend most on when the underground tunnels and modified device technology are ready. A seventh nuclear test would be the first since September 2017 and raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula, increasing dangers of miscalculation and miscommunication between the Kim regime and the incoming Yoon administration.”

Aljazeera

Professor at Ewha University in Seoul

07 May 2022 6 5

Kim Jong-un

Inserted 2 years ago

“The basic mission of our nuclear forces is to deter war, but if an undesirable situation emerges on our land, we should not limit our capability to a single purpose of preventing war. If any forces attempt to infringe on our fundamental interests, our nuclear forces will have no choice but to fulfill its second mission. The republic's (North Korea's) nuclear forces should be readied so that they can carry on their responsibility and exercise deterrence whenever required.”

Koreatimes

Leader of North Korea

26 Apr 2022 3 3

Kwon Young-se

Inserted 2 years ago

“North Korea's denuclearization is the only path toward the normalization of inter-Korean relations. One of the biggest stumbling blocks to inter-Korean ties is the nuclear issue. Now that inter-Korean dialogue has discontinued and North Korea has been revving up its missile provocations, I am agonizing over how to create momentum for inter-Korean dialogue.”

Koreatimes

South Korea Unification Minister nominee

14 Apr 2022 5 3

Ipse Dixit

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“I look forward to engaging with both the Republic of Korea and Japan, but like-minded (countries) as well, on trying to develop options both inside the U.N. as well as outside the U.N. The point here is that we cannot allow the work that the panel of experts were doing to lapse.”

“We should never be satisfied with the work to consolidate the thoroughgoing response posture of our nuclear force and should continuously strive to strengthen nuclear force steadily.”

“It highlights the importance and necessity of mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and calls for an exponential increase of the country's nuclear arsenal.”

“North Korea's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful strategic force, the absolute force unprecedented in the century.”

“The country should continue to expand the operational sphere of the nuclear strategic armed forces to resolutely deter any crucial military crisis and war crisis at any time and completely take the initiative in it.”

“The aim of the United States is not just to eliminate our nuclear weapons themselves but also ultimately to bring down our regime anytime by forcing (North Korea) to put down nuclear weapons and give up or weaken the power to exercise self-defense.”

“Through unheard of sanctions and blockade(s) … they are trying to lead us but to give up the nuclear weapons of our own accord. But never! Let them impose sanctions for 100, nay 1000 days, or even 10 or 100 years.”

“We believe that not only at the end of this month, but ever since my inauguration, it's fully ready and able to do it whenever it decides.”

“Any nuclear test would be in complete violation of UN Security Council resolutions [and] there would be a swift and forceful response to such a test. The entire world will respond in a strong and clear manner. We are prepared.”

“Our trilateral cooperation is essential for responding to challenges posed by North Korea. North Korea's relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons will only end up strengthening our deterrence. This will ultimately run counter to Pyongyang's own interests.”

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