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North Korea declares denuclearization 'irreversibly off the table'

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North Korea declares denuclearization 'irreversibly off the table'

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TL;DR

North Korea's Foreign Ministry issued a statement declaring that the question of denuclearization is an issue that has 'irreversibly passed from the world.' The statement was reported by Israeli media citing the North Korean state announcement.

01 · THE DISPATCH

North Korea's Foreign Ministry released a statement Friday morning asserting that the question of its denuclearization 'has irreversibly passed from the world.' The declaration was reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), citing the North Korean state announcement. The statement marks a firm rejection of any future diplomatic process aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, at a time when international attention is focused on the Korean Peninsula amid broader geopolitical tensions. No further details on the specific wording or context of the announcement were immediately available. The statement was published in Korean state media and picked up by Israeli news outlets monitoring the region.

02 · How it developed

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03 · Source and signal

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