North Korea updates constitution to require automatic nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: report
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Key Points:
- North Korea has amended its constitution to mandate an automatic retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or the command-and-control system is threatened, as reported by The Telegraph.
- The constitutional change was approved during a session of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly in March and reflects heightened global tensions following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an Israeli strike.
- South Korea’s National Intelligence Service briefed senior officials on the update, which outlines immediate nuclear retaliation procedures if North Korea’s leadership is incapacitated.
- The revision also includes defining North Korea’s territory as bordering South Korea and removes references to reunification, signaling a formal stance treating the two Koreas as separate states.
- Kim Jong Un has recently pledged to strengthen North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and has labeled South Korea as the "most hostile" enemy, accusing the U.S. of aggression and indicating a potential increase in opposition to Washington.
