North Korea Urges UN to Hasten Self-Defense Development

North Korea's envoy to the United Nations accused the United States and South Korea of pushing the Korean peninsula closer to nuclear war, stating that his country had no choice but to accelerate its self-defense capabilities. North Korea has conducted numerous ballistic missile tests in recent years, and the United States has warned of a potential seventh nuclear test. North Korea argues that these tests are necessary to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests. The country has been under UN Security Council sanctions since 2006, but there is division among the council members on how to address the issue, with Russia and China advocating for easing sanctions and the US, UK, and France calling for more.