CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -North Korea has passed a law allowing itself to carry out a preventive nuclear strike. According to Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong Un said, the status of the country as a nuclear weapons state has become irreversible with the newly enacted law.

Detailed explanation-2: -Until 2022, North Korea’s stated policy position was that nuclear weapons “will never be abused or used as a means for preemptive strike", but if there is an “attempt to have recourse to military force against us” North Korea may use their “most powerful offensive strength in advance to punish them".

Detailed explanation-3: -What nuclear weapons does North Korea have? The last time North Korea tested a nuclear bomb was in 2017. The explosion at its Punggye-ri test site had a force, or “yield", of between 100-370 kilotons. A 100 kiloton bomb is six times more powerful than the one the US dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

Detailed explanation-4: -North Korea passes law regarding Nuclear Strikes: North Korea has approved a law that gives it the authority to launch a nuclear attack in advance. With the recently passed law, North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state has become irreversible.