North Korea: North Korea’s lawmakers have unanimously decided to incorporate their nuclear programme into the nation’s constitution.
The state news agency KCNA reported on the “crucial agenda item”, explaining that the new constitutional amendment would establish North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclear force “as the basic law of the state.”
It comes after a meeting held by North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly. Mr. Kim Jong Un, the country’s leader, spoke at the assembly to back the amendment’s approval.
Mr. Kim urged for a faster upgrade of nuclear weapons to maintain a strong strategic deterrence against perceived threats, such as the US and South Korea.
“This is a historic event that provided a powerful political lever for remarkably strengthening the national defence capabilities. The nuclear force-building policy has been made permanent as the basic law of the state, which no one is allowed to flout with anything,” Mr. Kim said.
A few days earlier, North Korean Ambassador Mr. Kim Song cautioned the United Nations General Assembly that his country might resort to nuclear war due to “hostile threats from outside.”
The decision to include nuclear weapons in the nation’s constitution goes against several UN Security Council sanctions, which were aimed at discouraging North Korea from seeking nuclear weapons.
The decision to include nuclear weapons in the nation’s constitution goes against several UN Security Council sanctions, which were aimed at discouraging North Korea from seeking nuclear weapons.
In the last year, North Korea has increased its weapons tests, launching various ballistic and cruise missiles.
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