Kim Jong-un: "We Are a Responsible Nuclear Power... US Must Withdraw Hostile Policy Toward North Korea"

"If Not Targeting Us, There Will Be No Abuse"
"Will Confront the U.S. with a Strong-for-Strong, Preemptive-for-Preemptive Principle"

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of the Workers' Party delivered a work summary report at the third-day meeting of the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party on the 7th, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 8th.

Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, declared himself a nuclear-armed state and demanded that the United States withdraw its hostile policy toward North Korea.

On the 9th, North Korea's state-run media, Korean Central News Agency, reported in the summary report of the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party held over the past three days (5th to 7th) that Chairman Kim stated, "(We are) a responsible nuclear-armed state," and "We affirm that we will not misuse nuclear weapons unless hostile forces attempt to use nuclear weapons against us."

North Korea reaffirmed its position of showcasing its nuclear power while pledging not to misuse it.

Chairman Kim said, "The national defense capability has reached a level where it can preemptively suppress threats from hostile forces outside our territory," and "Escalation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula will lead to security instability for the forces threatening us."

This appears to be a message aimed at Joe Biden, the incoming U.S. president who will take office on the 20th.

Chairman Kim emphasized, "No matter who holds power in the United States, the essence of the U.S. entity and its policy toward Korea will never change," and "Our foreign political activities must focus on suppressing and subjugating the United States, the fundamental obstacle and greatest enemy to the development of our revolution."

He further stated, "We will continue to confront the United States on the principle of strength against strength and preemptive strike against preemptive strike," and "The key to establishing a new North Korea-U.S. relationship lies in the United States withdrawing its hostile policy toward North Korea."

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