* A new law says North Korea can carry out a preventive nuclear strike 'automatically' and 'immediately to destroy the hostile forces'
* Announcement comes at a time of heightened tensions with South Korea
* Pyongyang blames Seoul for the outbreak of Covid-19 in its territory and has worryingly conducted a record number of weapons tests this year
Kim Jong Un had declared he is ready to launch preventive nuclear strikes in a new law passed this week, state media said on Friday.
Such 'preventative' strikes could be made even in the face of conventional attacks against the isolated country, the law states.
The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearisation talks, with the dictator saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now 'irreversible'.
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WNU Editor: It looks like North Korea is now on an automatic nuclear launch status .... North Korea Allows ‘Automatic’ Nuclear Strikes to Protect Kim (Bloomberg).
North Korea Declares Itself A Nuclear Weapons State. Threatens Nuclear Strikes If 'Provoked'
North Korea's Kim Declares Law on Nuclear Arms, Stoking Tensions -- CNN
North Korea threatens nuclear strikes if 'provoked' -- DW
North Korea's Kim Declares Law on Nuclear Arms, Stoking Tensions -- Bloomberg
Kim Jong Un says North Korea's new law allowing pre-emptive nuclear strikes is 'irreversible' -- ABC News Australia
North Korea passes law declaring itself a 'nuclear state,' says it will never give up nukes -- UPI
Kim Jong-un declares North Korea a nuclear state and says it will never give up its weapons -- The Independent
North Korea: What nuclear weapons and missiles is it testing? -- BBC
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