North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution

The country rebukes the UN atomic agency’s ‘double standards’ and says nuclear status is ‘irreversible’.Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026The 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).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Seoul court orders North Korea to pay $32.5m for blowing up officelist 2 of 3South Korea says US-North Korea talks possible, rules out Hormuz deploymentlist 3 of 3North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Gamesend of listIn a separate statement to KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, accused the nuclear watchdog of double standards.The IAEA’s “biased viewpoint and double standards” are “the fundamental factor causing the collapse of the international nuclear non-proliferation system”, she said.Kim Yo Jong said the UN nuclear watchdog had turned a blind eye to the “blatant nuclear prolifera...