The rebuke comes after Pyongyang claimed the visit of a U.S. nuclear-capable sub to South Korea this week could justify the North’s use of nuclear weapons.
Many of the changes—which enshrined the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes—were vague and would seemingly give Pyongyang the right to use nuclear force against conventional attacks or if its leaders feel threatened.
Seoul criticized the policy in its statement on Friday, particularly the inclusion of “illegal preemptive strikes,” and said Pyongyang has been undertaking repeated preemptive strike drills and making nuclear threats against itself and its U.S. allies.The USS Kentucky arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on Tuesday, marking the first visit of a U.S. nuclear-capable sub since the 1980s.
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