Did Khamenei’s killing push North Korea to rewrite Constitution? Kim’s assassination to ‘automatically’ trigger nukes

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North Korea has formally revised its nuclear policy to ensure an “automatic and immediate” retaliatory strike if Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un is assassinated or incapacitated during a foreign attack, according to reports. The constitutional amendment was adopted during the first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang on March 22 and was later made public through briefings by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service and media reports. The revised Article 3 of North Korea’s nuclear policy law reportedly states: “If the command-and-control system over the state’s nuclear forces is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks … a nuclear…

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