According to the law, North Korea is not allowed to share nuclear weapons technology with other countries, nor to barter nuclear technology or materials.
A law has been passed in North Korea that officially declares the country a nuclear power, says the country’s state media KCNA.
North Korea’s so-called parliament, or the Supreme People’s Assembly, approved the law on Thursday, reports KCNA.
By law, North Korea does not distribute or share nuclear weapons technology with other countries, nor does it barter nuclear technology or materials.
In addition, the law allows the country to carry out a preventive nuclear strike, reports KCNA.
The leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un says that the country’s status as a nuclear weapon state is “irreversible” and because of this, the country does not intend to hold negotiations on the disarmament of nuclear weapons with any party in the future.
– Peace is only possible with a force that repels imperialist arrogance, says Kim.
At the same time, Kim accused the United States of exerting pressure to weaken North Korea’s defense in the hope that the country’s regime would eventually collapse.
– As long as there are nuclear weapons and imperialism in the world, and the movements of the United States and its followers against our republic are not stopped, we will not stop our work for nuclear weapons, says Kim.
South Korea offered an aid program in exchange for denuclearization
In mid-August, North Korea strongly rejected an agreement proposed by South Korea to end the country’s nuclear program.
At the time, the president of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol offered North Korea food and energy aid and modernization of the country’s crumbling infrastructure in exchange for giving up its nuclear weapons.
The background of the offer was the concerns of the US and South Korea that North Korea is preparing for new nuclear tests.
According to observers, North Korea appears to be preparing to continue nuclear tests for the first time since 2017.
North Korea held a historic summit with the United States in 2018, when then-President of the United States Donald Trump and other world leaders failed to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear weapons program.