Kim Jong-il Part 3: Nuclear Armed
Real Dictators
Kim Jong-Un's Story
Kim Jong-un fell out of favor with his father in 2001, when he got caught trying to visit Tokyo Disneyland on a fake passport. But 16 years later, he's brought back into the limelight by an assassination attempt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. He ratchets up his father's nuclear weapons program, conducting multiple missile tests. His is a rollercoaster approach; North Korea has managed to maintain itself through a drip feed of international aid. They are belligerent towards the people that offer it aid but also towards their old friends and allies such as Russia and China.
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