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North Korea’s amended constitution redefines borders, but remains vague: source

Document seen by NK News drops unification language, elevates Kim’s authority and updates nuclear command rules

North Korea’s amended constitution has demarcated new territorial boundaries on the peninsula, effectively formalizing the separation from the South, according to a document detailing the purported charter, as seen by NK News.

The document — which represents the most recent version approved by North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament in March — reveals the regime has removed from its constitution all mentions of inter-Korean unification and the achievements of the former Kim leaders. It also appears to have added a new provision outlining the delegation of nuclear command authority to an official other than leader Kim Jong Un.

The new constitution