North Korea says it will steadily upgrade nuclear armed forces, KCNA says

North Korea blamed the foreign ministers of G7 states for infringing on its sovereign rights

A building is struck during what state media KCNA says is a test-launch of a strategic cruise missile designed to demonstrate the readiness posture of various nuclear capabilities, over the sea off the west coast of the Korean peninsula, February 26, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on February 27, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea said on Monday it will steadily upgrade and bolster its nuclear armed forces and blamed the foreign ministers of G7 states for infringing on its sovereign rights by demanding the end of its nuclear weapons programme, state media reported.