Author: Hanyoung Park Editors: Antara Basu and Hannah Westfallen Despite the international restraint on nuclear weapons, North Korea has continued their pursuit by withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear weapons in January 2003. President Kim has been evident that the country's nuclear status is "irreversible" , codifying the policy into law in September 2022. Not bound by any global rules, I explore different explanations that have been used for why N