GLOBAL DEFENSE's video: North Korea s New Law to Use Nuclear Weapons If Attacked

North Korea's New Law to Use Nuclear Weapons If Attacked North Korea’s government has spelled out brand new conditions under which it would use nuclear weapons, and they’re fairly broad. The country will launch a preemptive nuclear attack if it detects signs another country is preparing to attack it a break from previous policy. The regime spelled out what other conditions could lead it to using nukes including tactical nuclear weapons to reverse failures on the battlefield. The laws, NK News reports, were passed at the Supreme People’s Assembly held in North Korea’s capital city Pyongyang, on September. The Supreme People’s Assembly is North Korea’s version of the US Congress but completely lacking in political opposition, resulting in a legislative body that rubber stamps any laws Kim Jong-un wants passed. This gives the dictator’s reign a thin veneer of legitimacy. The laws loosen the circumstances in which the country would use nuclear weapons. According to the new laws, North Korea will now not only retaliate if attacked, it will launch a preemptive attack if it detects signs that it is about to be attacked. It can also launch due to “unspecified” reasons “that threaten the survival of the regime and its people.” The law also expands the use of nukes outside of strategic, all-out nuclear warfare, allowing their use when it is “unavoidable” due to “tactical” reasons. This hints at the use of smaller tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield, in case North Korea invaded South Korea or vice-versa. It can also be used to respond to “non-nuclear” attacks. Attacks against the country’s “core strategic targets” would also face a nuclear response. # russiannavy # chinese navy # southkorea # russia