Suppressing ideological dissent

pulation, stressing the need for constant vigilance regarding public sentiment. This aligns with the regime’s long-standing strategy of justifying nuclear weapons as essential for national survival while promoting unity and suppressing ideological dissent. The approach includes restricting access to outside information and actively promoting the party’s nuclear policy as part of a decades-old system of social control.

“The lecture served two purposes: reinforcing the legitimacy of nuclear weapons to state security agents while motivating them to identify and eliminate any signs of ideological discontent that could threaten regime stability,” the source explained. However, they added, “State security agents alone can’t prevent public dissatisfaction. As living conditions worsen, many people question the value of maintaining nuclear weapons.”