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Kim Jong-il Part 3: Nuclear Armed

Real Dictators

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Kim Jong-Un's Propaganda Machine Is Needed

Kim Jong-un needs to prove his credentials as a hard man and fast. Now more than ever, North Korea's propaganda machine is needed. But there is a far darker side to the new Kim. He orders that his own uncle be put to death for treachery. The economy is still in a mess. It is nowhere near self-sufficiency. They cannot feed themselves. And the existence of a kingdom is completely dependent on its king.

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