Kim Jong Un says North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons

Kim Jong Un says North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons
Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a parliament in Pyongyang (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, as he accused Washington of attempting to weaken the North’s defences and collapse his government, state media said.

Mr Kim made a speech in parliament, where members passed legislation governing the use of nuclear weapons, which he described as a step to cement the country’s nuclear status and make clear such weapons would not be subject to bargaining.

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