# North Korea rejects IAEA resolution and reasserts nuclear status as Kim tours weapons plants

https://mins.news/en/item/64913

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 21:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-rejects-iaea-resolution-doubles-down-nuclear-status-kim-jong-un-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aadb0e489e5cf0001dfb79b

> North Korea rejected an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution criticizing its nuclear weapons program, saying its status as a nuclear power is permanently enshrined in law and needs no international recognition. Kim Jong Un toured weapons plants as Pyongyang reiterated the position.

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