North Korea Amends Constitution, Mandates Nuclear Strike if Kim Jong Un Is Assassinated: Report
- On Thursday, South Korea's National Intelligence Service briefed senior officials on North Korea's constitutional amendment mandating an automatic nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong-un is assassinated or incapacitated by foreign adversaries.
- The revision followed joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior aides, an operation that reportedly rattled Pyongyang's leadership regarding personal security concerns.
- Under revised Article 3, North Korea's nuclear policy now mandates a strike must be launched "automatically and immediately" if hostile attacks place the country's command-and-control system in danger.
- Prof Lankov of Kookmin University in Seoul noted the shift reduces chain-of-command uncertainty, though critics warn hard-coding the doctrine into the constitution raises rapid escalation risks.
- North Korea, believed to possess 50 warheads, has adopted an increasingly overt nuclear posture amid deepening military cooperation within the CRINK alliance of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
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North Korea has reportedly adopted a new nuclear policy mandating an automatic nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or incapacitated in a foreign attack. The update ensures that the country will take action immediately if anything happens to its Supreme Leader. The revision has prompted concern among international security analysts and intensified scrutiny of North Korea's nuclear posture. Kim Jong Un's Terrifying New 'Dead Man's…
New provision provides for immediate nuclear attack in case Pyongyang's leadership is neutralized
The North Korean Constitution has been revised to allow the country to launch a nuclear attack in the event of the assassination of Kim Jong-un. This procedure, released on 7 May, enhances the security of the leader in...
It is one of the measures reported by the South Korean National Intelligence Service, after several amendments to the Constitution made by the North in March were made known.
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