North Korea Removes ‘Unification,’ ‘Socialist’ in Constitution Updates, Mandates Nuclear Strike If Kim Is Assassinated

The changes indicate the North Korean leader is focusing solely on preserving the regime amid rising global geopolitical tensions, analysts say.

Women walk across Kim Il-sung Square as a huge North Korean flag is displayed atop the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea building, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 23, 2018. Carl Court/Getty Images

North Korea has revised its constitution amid rising global geopolitical tensions, making changes to fundamental policies, since the United States initiated a war against the Iranian regime in late February.

Analysts told The Epoch Times that the changes could lead to a temporary ease of geopolitical tensions in the Korean Peninsula. However, the move has increased uncertainty for the Chinese communist regime.