Rosemary DeCarlo tells Security Council DPRK has begun five‑year military development plan, urges compliance
May 01, 2026 | United Nations, International
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Rosemary DeCarlo, an agency official, told the United Nations Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has begun a five‑year military development plan running 2026–2030 and has continued ballistic missile launches through 2025 and into early 2026.
DeCarlo said the DPRK’s ninth party congress (19–25 February) announced the plan and that the country has tested a range of systems, ‘‘including short range ballistic missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, long range strategic cruise missiles, and anti‑ship missiles.’’ She added that ‘‘in the past month, the DPRK has also tested ballistic missiles equipped with what it calls cluster bomb and fragmentation mine warheads.’’
The briefing cited a warning from the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency about ‘‘a very serious increase in the DPRK's fissile material production capacity at the Yongbyon nuclear site.’’ DeCarlo said those developments ‘‘undermine the global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation regime, including the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.’’
She told the Council the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain ‘‘a matter of serious concern’’ and reiterated ‘‘our call on the DPRK to fully comply with its international obligations, including the NPT and IAEA safeguards, and to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty.’’
DeCarlo noted that a panel of experts established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1874 had its mandate lapse on 30 April 2024 and was not renewed, while the committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 ‘‘continues to oversee the sanctions measures, which remain in place.’’ She said the Security Council last met on the issue in May 2025.
On the broader security context, DeCarlo urged diplomacy as the only durable route to lower tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying ‘‘Dialogue and diplomacy are indispensable to achieving this objective’’ and calling for ‘‘complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.’’
The meeting president thanked DeCarlo for her briefing and gave the floor to Mr. James Byrne.
DeCarlo said the DPRK’s ninth party congress (19–25 February) announced the plan and that the country has tested a range of systems, ‘‘including short range ballistic missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, long range strategic cruise missiles, and anti‑ship missiles.’’ She added that ‘‘in the past month, the DPRK has also tested ballistic missiles equipped with what it calls cluster bomb and fragmentation mine warheads.’’
The briefing cited a warning from the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency about ‘‘a very serious increase in the DPRK's fissile material production capacity at the Yongbyon nuclear site.’’ DeCarlo said those developments ‘‘undermine the global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation regime, including the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.’’
She told the Council the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain ‘‘a matter of serious concern’’ and reiterated ‘‘our call on the DPRK to fully comply with its international obligations, including the NPT and IAEA safeguards, and to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty.’’
DeCarlo noted that a panel of experts established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1874 had its mandate lapse on 30 April 2024 and was not renewed, while the committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 ‘‘continues to oversee the sanctions measures, which remain in place.’’ She said the Security Council last met on the issue in May 2025.
On the broader security context, DeCarlo urged diplomacy as the only durable route to lower tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying ‘‘Dialogue and diplomacy are indispensable to achieving this objective’’ and calling for ‘‘complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.’’
The meeting president thanked DeCarlo for her briefing and gave the floor to Mr. James Byrne.
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