Nitric acid has a pKa of -1.5. This means that it will be ionized under all conditions. https://owl.oit.umass.edu/departments/OrganicChemistry/appendix/pKaTable.html Another issue is that the "nitrogen system" is sensitive to red-ox reactions: NH3/NH4+, N2, NO2-, NO3-
Apart from the reference to the table of pKa: https://owl.oit.umass.edu/departments/OrganicChemistry/appendix/pKaTable.html the answer is based on my general knowledge of nitrogen chemistry.