Mr. Kim said North Korea would act like “a responsible nuclear power” by not using a nuclear weapon unless its sovereignty is violated. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut under Mr. Kim, North Korea has accelerated its nuclear and missile program. But senior North Korean officials attending the party congress vowed to expand their country’s nuclear arsenal, and claimed an ability to strike the United States with nuclear weapons. North Korea has indicated in recent years that it can discuss its nuclear disarmament only in the context of global denuclearization. The analysts also said North Korea wants the United States to accept it as a nuclear power and sign a peace treaty in exchange for a commitment not to grow its nuclear arsenal or export nuclear weapons knowledge.

Source: New York Times May 07, 2016 21:43 UTC