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Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has continued to develop nuclear weapons, testing bombs in February 2013, January and September 2016, and September 2017. [158] As of 2021, North Korea had tested nearly 120 missiles, four times more than in the time of his father and grandfather. [109] [86] By 2023, this climbed up to a total of 226. [159]
Mystery persists on the whereabouts and health of Kim Jong Un. The leader of North Korea hasn’t been seen publicly since April 11 -- driving rumors that he’s ailing after a medical procedure ...
So Captain Kim, whose real name was Kim Jong-ung, drew up a contract, lecturing the brothers on the virtues of communism and the unity of the Korean people, and promising them a place in the ...
In March 2018, the United States Department of State imposed additional sanctions on North Korea, having asserted that North Korea used VX nerve agent to assassinate Kim Jong-nam. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] On 10 June 2019, after the trial, The Wall Street Journal reported that former US officials stated Kim had been a CIA source.
While the late leader was titled the Eternal President of North Korea, the actual office of the President was written out of the constitution in 1998 making the head of state undefined again. His son and successor, Kim Jong Il, kept official titles given to him by the late president and never formally became the head of state. During this ...
In "Becoming Kim Jong Un," former CIA officer expands our understanding of North Korea's dangerous, precarious regime by taking its leader seriously
Images of Kim Jong Il, too, went from Mao suit to the Taewonsu uniform. [2] Under Kim Jong Un, the appearances of the portraits have become increasingly standardized. [8] The current versions of the portraits consists of Kim Il Sung in a western-style suit and Kim Jong Il wearing his trademark green jumpsuit.
Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North being sent abroad by leader Kim ...