Go to the media bankPyongyang Central History Museum of Korea. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 9The declaration of the DPRK as a nuclear power in the «Decree on Nuclear Weapons» is addressed to the United States and is dictated by the desire to protect itself, Svetlana Zhurova, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told RIA Novosti. possessed by the country's leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing North Korean state media.The declaration of the DPRK as a nuclear power will not change the balance of power, the senator believes. «This was dictated by the desire that no one encroach on their sovereignty and did not set any conditions. This is primarily aimed at the United States,» the deputy said. Zhurova added that this decision will be a cause for concern for the United States, and explained why. «There are certain agreements and written agreements with all the nuclear powers. As far as I understand, there is nothing of this here. Now they will be a little worried,» she concluded. such developments, and they have the potential to do it. Therefore, the United States will now resonate,» she concluded. On September 7, the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK adopted a decree called «Policy on Nuclear Weapons.» The document includes 11 paragraphs that contain provisions on the purpose of nuclear weapons, the composition of nuclear forces, command and control over them, enforcement of decisions on the use of nuclear weapons, the principles and conditions for their use, mobilization, safe maintenance and protection, massive strengthening and renewal, and others.
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