What if Kim gets assassinated internally? Will North Korea nuke themselves?
North Korea has updated its constitution to require a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, according to a report.
The Telegraph reported the change comes amid heightened global tensions following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khameneiand other officials during a recent conflict.
Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran as part of a coordinated U.S.-Israeli military operation earlier this year, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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What the Korea Times is reporting is basically the reaction I saw online as well, most Americans were happy he was convicted and wished he received a longer jail sentence:
Online reaction in the U.S. has largely backed a South Korean court’s decision to jail controversial streamer Johnny Somali, with many saying the six-month sentence was justified or even too lenient.
The American content creator, whose legal name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, 25, was sentenced Wednesday by a Seoul court to six months in prison on charges including obstruction of business and other offenses tied to disruptive public behavior. He was taken into custody immediately following the ruling.
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It seems Trump really loves South Korea when its companies are creating American jobs:
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that “I love South Korea,” despite his earlier show of displeasure over a lack of support by Seoul and other allies for the United States’ military operation against Iran.
Trump made the remarks during a press availability at the White House, soon after Seoul and Washington signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance shipbuilding cooperation as part of last year’s bilateral trade and investment agreement.
“I love South Korea,” he said in response to a reporter’s question about his social media post on Monday that Iran fired at a South Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz — a claim that Tehran has denied.
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This is pretty significant for the North Korean military to be invited to march in this parade:
North Korean troops marched in Russia’s Victory Day military parade held in Moscow on Saturday, according to footage released by Russia’s Tass news agency, in a show of the growing military ties between the two nations.
In footage posted on Tass’ social media accounts, North Korean soldiers were seen marching in formation through Moscow’s Red Square while carrying the North Korean national flag and a banner marking Russia’s Victory Day, which commemorates the Soviet victory over Germany in World War II.
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