North Korea will 'automatically and immediately' use nuclear weapons if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, according to a new policy adopted Thursday.
a new doctrine that would see the country"automatically and immediately" use nuclear weapons in the event it felt that its Chairman Kim Jong Un had died as the result of assassination. " on Thursday. The new nuclear posture addressed a number of situations, but the most concerning one for international officials focused on what would happen in the event that"command and control" over the nuclear force were in danger because of an"attack.
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 28, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.
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