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N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, right, meet performers during a celebration marking the nation's 74th anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, waves to the participants during a celebration marking the nation's 74th anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, watch a performance during a celebration marking the nation's 74th anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a celebration marking the nation's 74th anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is surrounded by performers during a celebration marking the nation's 74th anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, watch a performance during a celebration marking the nation's 74th anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, center left, attend a celebration marking the nation's anniversary, at the parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, delivers a speech during a parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sept. 8, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. North Korean leader Kim stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A man watches a TV screen showing a news program reporting with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. North Korean leader Kim stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)