North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, says only “idiots” believe Pyongyang will give up its nuclear weapons. She describes the country’s nuclear-armed status as “absolute,” adding that hostile forces cannot deny that North Korea’s nuclear status is established both “physically and legally.”
The outlets report that North Korea has formally enshrined its status as a nuclear weapons state, with leadership declaring its nuclear arsenal permanent and irreversible. The articles also cite differing recent estimates of North Korea’s nuclear capability, including US President Donald Trump’s figure of 57 nuclear weapons and Seoul’s estimate ranging from 80 to 120.
While the core message is the same across reports—rejecting denuclearization and emphasizing legal permanence—the coverage frames it through Kim Yo Jong’s pointed language and the accompanying nuclear stockpile figures attributed to Washington and South Korea.
