Report: North Korea Adds Automatic Nuclear Retaliation To Constitution
North Korea revised its constitution to require an automatic nuclear retaliatory strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or the country's nuclear command is threatened, a report said.[1]
The revision was approved at a Supreme People's Assembly session that opened March 22, 2026, in Pyongyang.[1] South Korea's National Intelligence Service briefed senior government officials this week on wording that reportedly mandates an immediate strike if nuclear command-and-control is endangered.[1] Making retaliation automatic rather than discretionary could raise the risk of rapid escalation if Pyongyang judges its nuclear command threatened.
The Telegraph first reported the constitutional change, and Fox News carried that account after the NIS briefing to Seoul officials.[1]
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- The Telegraph, as reported by Fox News, says North Korea updated its constitution to mandate a retaliatory nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated or nuclear command is threatened.
- The constitutional revision was approved at a Supreme People’s Assembly session that opened March 22, 2026, in Pyongyang.
- South Korea’s National Intelligence Service briefed senior government officials this week on the change, which includes language requiring an automatic and immediate nuclear strike if nuclear command-and-control is endangered.
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