Kim Jong Un Looks to Complete Nuclear Legacy Left by Father
This article is for subscribers only.
Kim Jong Un has spent the three years since his father’s death tightening his grip on power, leaving the Supreme Leader better positioned to achieve Kim Jong Il’s dream of deploying nuclear weapons.
Kim visited a Pyongyang mausoleum where Kim Jong Il and his grandfather Kim Il Sung are housed to mark today’s third anniversary of the death of his father, the official Korean Central News Agency said. He was accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju and senior officials. Under its current leader and in defiance of international sanctions, North Korea has improved its nuclear technology and may be close to mounting a missile with a nuclear warhead.