North Korea displayed Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade in Pyongyang in April 2022 \/KCNA VIA KNS\/AFP\/File North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearisation talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country’s status as a nuclear state was now “irreversible”. The announcement comes at a time of heightened tension between North and South, with Pyongyang blaming Seoul for the outbreak of Covid-19 in its territory and conducting a record number of weapons tests this year. The newly enacted law says North Korea can carry out a preventive nuclear strike “automatically” and “immediately to destroy the hostile forces” when a foreign country poses an imminent threat, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The law specifically states the North can use nuclear weapons “in case of a nuclear or non-nuclear attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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