North Korea has declared that its status as a nuclear state is irreversible, rejecting U.S. calls for denuclearization as anachronistic.

North Korea's permanent mission to the UN has emphasized that its status as a nuclear state is now irreversible, according to the country's fundamental law. It criticized American pressure for denuclearization, calling it a provocative act and an intervention in internal affairs. Pyongyang defends its nuclear arsenal as a necessity to protect itself against nuclear threats from the US.