North Korea is outlining an expansive, ambiguous, and potentially destabilising doctrine for using its nuclear weapons, analysts said.
In a speech at a military parade on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his nuclear force was not only tasked with preventing war through deterrence, but potentially carrying out strikes against anyone who violates the North's "fundamental
interests.''
"His speech sent a message that North Korea might possibly use nukes preemptively depending on the situation, and more
freely pose nuclear threats if necessary going forward,'' said Cha Du-hyeogn, a senior fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy
Studies in Seoul.
