North Korea has rejected the urging of the International Atomic Energy Agency for it to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Nations Kim Chang-guk said Tuesday that the IAEA's demands were simply a political tool of the U.S. He added that the North would come clean on its nuclear program only after the United States ends its hostile policy toward Pyongyang. Kim also criticized Tokyo for allowing the U.S. to station American nuclear weapons on Japanese soil and condemned South Korea for its own alleged nuclear ambitions. Prior to North Korea's remarks, IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei expressed his disappointment over stalled six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program. ElBaradei went on to say that the international community is ready to provide security, economic and humanitarian aid to North Korea, but added that those would come only after the North dismantles its nuclear program in a complete and verifiable manner.