Kim Jong Un Defies Trump’s Call to Give Up Nuclear Weapons
- Leader says country’s survival depends on being nuclear state
- Trump has left the door open for another summit with Kim
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said being a nuclear state ensured his country’s survival, showing no intention of bowing to President Donald Trump’s demand that he disarm completely.
Kim told a meeting of veterans marking the anniversary of the end of the Korean War fighting that his country’s “trustworthy and effective” nuclear deterrence would ensure its permanent national safety and future, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Tuesday.