North Korea Refuses To De-Nuclearize After QUAD Joint Statement, Warns US Of Hostile Diplomacy

Added: 2026-05-28

North Korea has firmly rejected the QUAD's (United States, India, Japan, and Australia) demand for complete denuclearization, declaring it will 'never, ever' abandon its nuclear weapons program. The country condemned the QUAD as a 'political and diplomatic tool' designed to preserve American dominance, while defending its nuclear arsenal as a sovereign right. Pyongyang warned that international pressure and sanctions would not force the DPRK to disarm, highlighting the ongoing diplomatic tensions over nuclear proliferation in the region.