Law on Consolidating the Position of Nuclear Weapons State (2013)

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The Law on Consolidating the Position of Nuclear Weapons State (2013) is a North Korean statute that formally codifies the country’s status, doctrine, and strategic principles as a nuclear-armed state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Korean statute ⓘ
national law ⓘ
adoptionDecade 2010s ⓘ
adoptionYear 2013 ⓘ
asserts North Korea’s right to possess nuclear weapons ⓘ
North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state ⓘ
associatedWith Songun (military-first) policy ⓘ
Workers’ Party of Korea’s defense line ⓘ
characteristic formal codification of nuclear-armed status ⓘ
country North Korea ⓘ
defines North Korea’s nuclear doctrine ⓘ
North Korea’s nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
conditions for use of nuclear weapons by North Korea ⓘ
strategic principles for nuclear deterrence ⓘ
documentType legislative act ⓘ
governs deployment of nuclear weapons in North Korea ⓘ
development of nuclear forces in North Korea ⓘ
use of nuclear weapons by North Korea ⓘ
internationalRelevance affects regional security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
implicated in international non-proliferation debates ⓘ
jurisdiction Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: North Korea
language Korean ⓘ
legalForm statutory law ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legalSystem North Korean legal system ⓘ
policyType defense policy law ⓘ
national security policy law ⓘ
politicalContext North Korea’s pursuit of recognition as a nuclear weapons state ⓘ
purpose to codify North Korea’s status as a nuclear-armed state ⓘ
to define the doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons by North Korea ⓘ
to establish strategic principles for North Korea as a nuclear weapons state ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
relatedTo North Korea’s military strategy ⓘ
North Korea’s national security policy ⓘ
North Korea’s nuclear weapons program ⓘ
securityRole foundation of North Korea’s nuclear deterrent posture ⓘ
subjectMatter military doctrine ⓘ
national defense ⓘ
nuclear weapons ⓘ
strategic deterrence ⓘ

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