Considered in the west as a rogue state, North Korea is working to avoid the fate or Iran and so many other countries.
Pyongyang has made changes to its constitution to mandate that military must launch ‘a retaliatory nuclear strike’ if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or else incapacitated by a foreign adversary.
This is reportedly a reaction to the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and top Iranian leadership at the start of the joint US-Israeli strikes against the regime in Tehran.
‼️North Korea will automatically launch a nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is killed
Pyongyang has amended its Constitution so that nuclear weapons would be used automatically if the country’s leadership is destroyed or loses control over the military.
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“The revision was adopted at the first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly, which opened on March 22 in Pyongyang. It was made public on Thursday in a briefing to senior members of the South Korean government by its National Intelligence Service (NIS).
According to the NIS briefing, Kim has command of the North’s nuclear forces, but the changes codify procedures for retaliatory attacks in the event that he is incapacitated or killed.
The revised Article 3 of the nuclear policy law states: ‘If the command-and-control system over the state’s nuclear forces is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks … a nuclear strike shall be launched automatically and immediately’.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
