North Korea threatens US and South Korea with nuclear weapons in response to their policies
The DPRK said it could use nuclear weapons in response to the actions of the United States and South Korea — such a possibility is enshrined in the law on policy against the United States.
North Korea has said it could use nuclear weapons in response to US and South Korean actions, a possibility enshrined in the State Nuclear Forces Policy Act. It's from sb.by.
According to TASS, the law was adopted in 2022: it allows the use of nuclear weapons if the leadership of the country or the control system of nuclear forces is threatened, as well as in the case when nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction are going to be used against the DPRK.
Hostile threats involving the attack and use of weapons of mass destruction against a state are regarded as a grave security challenge. This, according to Pyongyang, gives grounds to use the relevant articles of the law. North Korea says missile launches were part of live-fire exercise
