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North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution
The country rebukes the UN atomic agency's 'double standards' and says nuclear status is 'irreversible'.
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The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme.
The ministry said on Saturday that its status as a nuclear power is irreversible and backed by its nuclear deterrent, according to a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
In a separate statement to KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, accused the nuclear watchdog of double standards.
The state media also reported that Kim Jong Un carried out a three-day inspection tour of major munitions factories this week.