North Korea Amends Constitution to Enshrine Nuclear Weapons Buildup

North Korea’s legislature has amended the country’s constitution to enshrine the expansion of its nuclear forces as a national mission.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, (bottom C), attends a meeting of the country's parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo provided by the North Korean government and taken during a two-day session on Sept. 26–27, 2023. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

North Korea’s legislature, the Supreme People’s Assembly, has amended the country’s constitution to enshrine the expansion of its nuclear forces as a national mission.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that the Supreme People’s Assembly had unanimously approved the constitutional amendment on Sept. 28.