South Korea Calls North Korea Nuclear Program 'Most Urgent Challenge' at UN
South Korea asked the world to take united action against North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Vice Foreign Minister Jeong Yeon-doo spoke at a United Nations conference in New York, calling North Korea the biggest threat to stopping nuclear weapons from spreading.
South Korea's top diplomat made an urgent plea to world leaders about North Korea's growing nuclear threat. Vice Foreign Minister Jeong Yeon-doo spoke at a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference in New York this week.
Jeong called North Korea "the most urgent challenge facing the global nonproliferation regime." He said North Korea is the only country that has left the nuclear treaty while still building nuclear weapons.
North Korea officially withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003. Since then, the country has conducted multiple nuclear tests and developed missiles that can reach other countries.
South Korea wants all countries to send a clear message to North Korea. Jeong said North Korea's "security and economic future depend on its return to the treaty framework." He urged nations to work together instead of letting North Korea continue building weapons alone.
The conference brings together countries that signed the treaty promising not to develop nuclear weapons. South Korea hopes international pressure will force North Korea to give up its nuclear program.
North Korea has nuclear weapons and keeps testing them near South Korea and other countries. If North Korea uses these weapons or sells them to other groups, it could lead to war or attacks that affect the whole world including the United States.
Watch for responses from other countries at the UN conference and any new sanctions against North Korea.
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