North Korea amends its constitution to provide for an automatic nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated

Does Kim Jong Un want to cover his back? The North Korean dictator has amended the constitution to require the military to launch a nuclear response in the event of an assassination against him from a foreign country, The Telegraph reported on May 8.

A change made after the assassination of Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran, and several of his close advisors following the strikes carried out jointly by the United States and Israel on February 28 against the regime in Tehran. Adopted during a session at the Supreme People’s Assembly on March 22 in Pyongyang, the revision was made public Thursday during a briefing organized by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) for senior South Korean government officials.

“If the command and control system of state nuclear forces is endangered by attacks by hostile forces… a nuclear strike must be launched automatically and immediately,” now states Article 3 of the Nuclear Policy Law.

“It may have been part of current policy, but it takes on greater importance now that it is enshrined in the constitution,” commented to the British media Professor Andrei Lankov, professor of history and international relations at Kookmin University in Seoul (South Korea).

“Iran served as an electric shock”

“Iran served as an electric shock. North Korea saw the remarkable effectiveness of the US-Israeli decapitation strikes, which immediately eliminated most of the Iranian leadership, and it must now be terrified,” he added. According to him, given the loyalty of the military to its leaders, the officers responsible for launching a retaliatory nuclear attack would undoubtedly carry it out.

However, an attack aimed at eliminating Kim Jong Un and his immediate entourage would undoubtedly be more difficult to carry out than the attacks carried out in Iran. North Korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world, making intelligence operations very difficult. The few foreign diplomats, aid workers and businessmen who enter the country are subject to close surveillance.

Additionally, Kim Jong Un is known for constantly traveling with a large escort, while avoiding flying for his travels, favoring an armored train.