LATEST: North Korea brands US-led efforts to remove nuclear weapons 'a wild dream'

LATEST: North Korea's deputy UN ambassador has warned that US efforts to get rid of his country's nuclear weapons through military threats and sanctions are "a wild dream".

UPDATE 9.15pm: North Korea's deputy UN ambassador has warned that US efforts to get rid of his country's nuclear weapons through military threats and sanctions are "a wild dream".

Kim In Ryong said North Korea's nuclear weapons are never part of "political bargains and economic deals".