🇰🇵ALERT: North Korea Declares Nuclear Status 'Irreversible and Permanent:North Korea’s UN ambassador Kim Song stated via state media that Pyongyang is not bound by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and that its nuclear-armed status will not change due to external pressure.North Korea currently has about 50 warheads, with fissile material for dozens more, and ICBMs capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. It sees its nuclear arsenal as vital for regime survival and has no interest in denuclear