Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law



News Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law Ruling party says decades of denuclearization talks ‘down the drain’ after DPRK outlines various first-use scenarios Jeongmin Kim September 14, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a military parade in April 2022 \| Image: KCNA (April 26, 2022) Conservative South Korean lawmakers called Wednesday for a bipartisan “joint resolution” to address threats posed by North Korea’s new nuclear posture, which establishes the conditions for a preemptive strike against South Korea. The DPRK’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) passed the new nuclear law last week, updating the country’s nuclear command and control system to include “immediate” and “automatic” nuclear strike even when Kim Jong Un is not available to order it. Conservative South Korean lawmakers called Wednesday for a bipartisan “joint resolution” to address threats posed by North Korea’s new nuclear posture, which establishes the conditions for a preemptive strike against South Korea. The DPRK’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) passed the new nuclear law last week, updating the country’s nuclear command and control system to include “immediate” and “automatic” nuclear strike even when Kim Jong Un is not available to order it. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law

Ruling party says decades of denuclearization talks ‘down the drain’ after DPRK outlines various first-use scenarios

Jeongmin Kim September 14, 2022

Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a military parade in April 2022 | Image: KCNA (April 26, 2022)

Conservative South Korean lawmakers called Wednesday for a bipartisan “joint resolution” to address threats posed by North Korea’s new nuclear posture, which establishes the conditions for a preemptive strike against South Korea.

The DPRK’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) passed the new nuclear law last week, updating the country’s nuclear command and control system to include “immediate” and “automatic” nuclear strike even when Kim Jong Un is not available to order it.

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