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Coverage dated September 8, 2022

North Korea passes law allowing nuclear first strike, says programme 'irreversible'

Headline from France 24

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preemptive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday.

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  1. France 24

    North Korea passes law allowing nuclear first strike, says programme 'irreversible' (opens France 24)

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    North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preemptive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday.

  2. The Times of Israel

    North Korean law allows nuclear first strike, says atomic status is ‘irreversable’ (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Law will allow Pyongyang to carry out a preventive nuclear strike 'automatically' when a foreign country poses an imminent threat

  3. Shore News Network

    N.Korea makes nuclear weapons policy 'irreversible' with new law - KCNA (opens Shore News Network)

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    By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea passed a law enshrining the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself, a move leader Kim Jong

  4. New York Times

    North Korea Adopts New Law Hardening Its Nuclear Doctrine (opens New York Times)

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    The law authorizes a nuclear strike if an enemy tries to remove Kim Jong-un from power, the North’s state media reported.

  5. Al Jazeera

    North Korea makes nuclear policy ‘irreversible’ with new law (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Legislation allows it to carry out a nuclear first strike, amid concern country is on verge of resuming nuclear tests.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea threatens nuclear strikes if 'provoked' | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korea's parliament has passed a new law enshrining the right to a preemptive nuclear strike. Leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would never "bargain" over its nuclear weapons.

  7. Insider

    North Korea's new law lets it strike first with nuclear force if its leadership faces an imminent threat (opens Insider)

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    Kim Jong Un said the aim of the new law is to "draw an irretrievable line so that there can be no bargaining over our nuclear weapons."

  8. France 24

    North Korea law allows for nuclear first strike, makes programme 'irreversible' (opens France 24)

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    North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", state media said Friday.

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