Kim Jong-un “will never give up nuclear weapons” says North Korean military defector - BBC News

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un will never give up his nuclear weapons, according to a former senior officer in the country’s spy agency.

Colonel Kim Kok-song, who defected from North Korea, says he was involved in attacks and assassinations and even built an illegal drugs lab for the leader.

He’s been speaking out for the first time, exclusively to the BBC.

Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Laura Bicker in Seoul.

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[mybrandnewlogin]

He's never gonna give them up, never gonna let them down, never gonna run around and desert them.

[Jeremiahbae]

Giving up his nuclear arms would be suicide. The man wants to live.

[oscarstrokosz]

The US did invade Libya when they gave up their nukes, so fair play.

[bullymaguire]

U.S. : "North Korea, give up your nukes!"

N.K. : " You give up your nukes first!"

U.S. : "No this only applies to you…"

[the_realhead_turner]

For years US said that NK will never get a nuke. While the whole time NK got shit loads of nukes. Now they wanna tell u NK not giving up nukes as if any other countries with nuke gonna give them up.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

The hypocrisy of countries who have nuclear weapons telling onother country that they shouldn't have them.

[faiyazkabir]

Kim to nuclear arms: "never gonna give you up..."

[michaelngfinance]

We need the entire world to give up nuclear weapons, not just North Korea. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be realistic.

[verybigowl]

I don't think America would give up its nukes either

[MrGwax]

Giving up on your nuclear weapons means chopping your limbs off when you’re surrounded by hungry wolves in the wild.

[wulfrache]

Why would he, be pretty stupid to give up your only leverage.

[sweiland]

"The survival of his regime"

What every country with nuclear weapons wants.

[cyprianjude]

Gadaffi let his guard down, you see what happened to him

[ricr.]

It's like asking me if I want to give up my nice juicey steak.

[l.]

If I was in his position, I wouldn't either. Can't blame him.

[omeyiin]

Translation
Kim Jong Un: I'm staying strapped.

[CesarEnjoyer]

He knows what's gonna happen if he gives up the weapons. We've all seen what the west did to Iraq and Lybia.

[medusa]

The UK, USA, Israel and France all have nukes. What’s up with that ?

[KIWINATION]

US: I got nukes.
NK: I do too.
US: You are bad men for having nukes!
NK: 🙄

[veriappelsiini]

As long as the rest of the world is having nukes, there is no way he should even do so, if you think this from the perspective of game theory. It would be a stupid move from them to give the nukes up.