Pyongyang Reacted Urgently After the Assassination of Ali Khamenei
North Korea reacted urgently after the news of Ali Khamenei's assassination, with messages that further raise tensions in international relations and cause global concern.
TL;DR
- North Korea amended its constitution to require a retaliatory nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated.
- This change was influenced by the recent assassination of Iran's top leaders in a US-Israeli operation.
- The revised law states that a nuclear strike will be launched automatically and instantaneously if the command and control system for state nuclear forces is endangered by enemy attacks.
- North Korea fears satellite surveillance and decapitation strikes, especially given Kim Jong Un's security concerns.
- Pyongyang is also deploying new artillery with a range exceeding 60 kilometers along its southern border, capable of reaching Seoul.
- The Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty, meaning the two Koreas are technically still at war.