{"id":3973,"date":"2026-05-10T17:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:41:38","slug":"north-korea-revises-law-allowing-nuclear-strikes-if-leader-is-attacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3973","title":{"rendered":"North Korea revises law allowing nuclear strikes if leader is attacked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PYONGYANG: North Korea has amended its constitution to automatically launch nuclear missiles if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or incapacitated by a foreign attack, Western media reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The constitutional revision formalises a retaliatory doctrine under which North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons would be launched even if the country\u2019s top leader is eliminated for any reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change was adopted during the first session of the 15th Supreme People\u2019s Assembly, which convened in Pyongyang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of the amendment were later disclosed in a briefing by South Korea\u2019s National Intelligence Service (NIS) to senior government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the revised framework, Kim Jong Un remains the supreme commander of North Korea\u2019s nuclear forces. 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