Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely," according to state media reports. This follows Pyongyang's test-firing of sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles on Saturday, its first weapons test since Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20. Despite enduring crippling economic sanctions, North Korea declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state in 2022. According to KCNA, Kim recently visited a nuclear-material production facility and warned of an "inevitable" confrontation with hostile nations and said 2025 would be a "crucial year" for bolstering North Korea's nuclear forces. In response, an official with the US National Security Council said Trump would pursue "the complete denuclearization of North Korea, just as he did in his first term," according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. Kim has met with Trump three times during his first term in office and even referred to him as a "smart guy.

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely," according to state media reports. This follows Pyongyang's test-firing of sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles on Saturday, its first weapons test since Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20. Despite enduring crippling economic sanctions, North Korea declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state in 2022. According to KCNA, Kim recently visited a nuclear-material production facility and warned of an "inevitable" confrontation with hostile nations and said 2025 would be a "crucial year" for bolstering North Korea's nuclear forces. In response, an official with the US National Security Council said Trump would pursue "the complete denuclearization of North Korea, just as he did in his first term," according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. Kim has met with Trump three times during his first term in office and even referred to him as a "smart guy.