A bold constitutional change in North Korea now orders an automatic nuclear response if the regime’s command-and-control over nuclear forces is threatened — a dramatic legal shift framed by analysts as tied to recent strikes and plots involving the U.S. and President Trump. Read on to discover the full story!
The revised nuclear policy—reported as an update to Article 3—states that if hostile attacks endanger control of the state’s nuclear forces, a nuclear strike will be launched without delay. Reports note Kim Jong Un currently holds that command authority.