Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there's little anyone can do about it



Analysis Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there’s little anyone can do about it Ten more years of Kim means more missiles and more oppression, all at the expense of the North Korean people James Fretwell December 17, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun (Dec. 21, 2013) If there was ever any doubt, there’s none now: Kim Jong Un is a brutal, nuclear-armed fact of life, and there’s little anyone can do about it. Friday marks 10 years since Kim took the reins of power in North Korea. Some thought the Swiss-educated, twenty-something basketball fanatic could reform the country; others that his regime would soon collapse and the DPRK as we knew it would be over. A look at the last decade shows that quite the opposite is taking place. With his firm grip on Pyongyang politics and his long-range nuclear Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Elite absences hint at a North Korean power struggle ahead of party congress 02With Yoon’s exit, South Korea faces critical choices on North Korea strategy 03Tools of the trade: How North Korea launders billions in stolen cryptocurrency 04North Korea’s ‘new’ sniper rifle likely Austrian import or copy: Analysis 05North Korean ICBM factory upgrade project resumes, expands: Imagery 06Ruse or revolution? Analyzing North Korea’s new drone and AEW&C aircraft 07New construction underway near North Korean aircraft factories amid drone push 08What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death 09North Korea preparing to move large new warship in sign of advanced development 10How Trump can break the impasse with North Korea by prioritizing nuclear safety

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Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there’s little anyone can do about it

Ten more years of Kim means more missiles and more oppression, all at the expense of the North Korean people

James Fretwell December 17, 2021

Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there’s little anyone can do about it

Rodong Sinmun (Dec. 21, 2013)

If there was ever any doubt, there’s none now: Kim Jong Un is a brutal, nuclear-armed fact of life, and there’s little anyone can do about it.

Friday marks 10 years since Kim took the reins of power in North Korea. Some thought the Swiss-educated, twenty-something basketball fanatic could reform the country; others that his regime would soon collapse and the DPRK as we knew it would be over.

A look at the last decade shows that quite the opposite is taking place. With his firm grip on Pyongyang politics and his long-range nuclear

01Elite absences hint at a North Korean power struggle ahead of party congress
02With Yoon’s exit, South Korea faces critical choices on North Korea strategy
03Tools of the trade: How North Korea launders billions in stolen cryptocurrency
04North Korea’s ‘new’ sniper rifle likely Austrian import or copy: Analysis
05North Korean ICBM factory upgrade project resumes, expands: Imagery
06Ruse or revolution? Analyzing North Korea’s new drone and AEW&C aircraft
07New construction underway near North Korean aircraft factories amid drone push
08What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death
09North Korea preparing to move large new warship in sign of advanced development
10How Trump can break the impasse with North Korea by prioritizing nuclear safety

Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there’s little anyone can do about it

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