How to Interpret North Korea’s Nuclear Forces Policy Act?

... international recognition in this capacity. The enactment of the bill came as a surprise. This step might have seemed redundant, since the DPRK has already done enough in the legal field to assert the legitimacy of the national nuclear forces. In 2013, the Nuclear Weapons Law (NWL) was passed, and then the nuclear status provision was introduced into the nation’s Constitution, the most important and statutory instrument for any nation. However, there was certain logic in passing that bill by the Northerners....