Kim Jong-un: ‘America First’ and ‘Zionism’ Require North Korea to ‘Exercise’ Its Nuclear Weapons StatusFrances Martel 24 Jun 2026
Communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un declared at a recent Party meeting that his regime would “thoroughly exercise the position of a nuclear weapons state” in the face of threats such as the “America first” ideology and “Zionism.”
Kim made the comments at a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the only legal political party in the repressive state, which took place this weekend. According to the state newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the discussions at the event consisted in large part of Kim ordering the expansion of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program to deter alleged threats from South Korea and America. Kim delivered extensive remarks claiming that Seoul and Washington had constructed “nuclear scenarios” to destroy North Korea that required direct responses.
The renewed insistence on maintaining an illicit nuclear weapons program arrives as one of North Korea’s top allies, the Islamic dictatorship of Iran, enters negotiations with the United States intended to eliminate the Iranian nuclear threat, expected to take 60 days to result in a long-term agreement. The Iranian government agreed in a memorandum of understanding with America published last week to not pursue the development of nuclear weapons. North Korea, in contrast, has repeatedly insisted it would never denuclearize its armed forces.
In addition to North Korea’s traditional enemies, Kim appeared to list Israel, by mentioning “Zionism,” and Ukraine as threats of concern for his country. Israel and North Korea have for decades maintained an adversarial relationship, exacerbated by North Korea’s alliances with Iran and Palestinian terrorist organizations. The adverse relationship with Ukraine is a newer development, the product of Kim agreeing to send North Korean troops into Europe to aid the ongoing Russian invasion of that country.
“Today, the world is witnessing rampant ultra-nationalism of modern version such as ‘America First’ idea, Zionism, Ukrainian Neo-Nazism and Japanese militarism,” Kim reportedly lamented, comparing geopolitics today to the pre-World War II period. Rodong Sinmun’s coverage of his address did not specify what he objected to regarding “America First” thinking, or how “Zionism” is a threat to North Korea in particular. In reality, North Korea poses more of a threat to Israel than vice versa as Israeli authorities have unearthed evidence that Kim’s communist regime has armed jihadist terrorist groups including Hamas.
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