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 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads 10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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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

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads
10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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

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