Event Brief
Kim Jong-u’s sister calls nuclear arsenal 'core interests'
Filed: Jun 18, 2026 at 6:07 AM ET
Summary: Kim Jong-u’s sister said North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is a core interest and denuclearization is a line of no retreat.
WHO: Kim Jong-u’s powerful sister (KCNA)
WHAT: She said North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is a core interest and denuclearization is a line of no retreat.
WHEN: Jun 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM ET
WHERE: South Korea
WHY: She was responding by setting conditions on denuclearization and characterizing the nuclear arsenal as a core interest.
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