🇰🇵 N⁠ort⁠h K⁠or⁡e⁠a - State media on Friday threatened to stage the « most powerful and rapid first strike, » saying that its ☢️ #nuclear doctrine allows the regime to take necessary actions, such as preemptive use of nuclear arms, in case it believes a nuclear attack is imminent.

⍰ Preemptive

ⓘ A preemptive #military action is undertaken to eliminate an immediate & credible threat of grievous harm. A war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived imminent offensive or invasion or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending war shortly before that attack materializes.