North Korea’s politics under Kim Jong-Un are even more of a black box than the case under his father, Kim Jong Il. However, it seems that North Korea's dependence on nuclear weapons as a deterrent was reinforced by witnessing the Libyan situation. Kim Jong-Un himself has noted that he has learned "a lesson from the Middle Eastern countries" in his development of North Korea’s nuclear program.
North Korea’s politics under Kim Jong-Un are even more of a black box than the case under his father, Kim Jong Il. However, it seems that North Korea's dependence on nuclear weapons as a deterrent was reinforced by witnessing the Libyan situation. Kim Jong-Un himself has noted that he has learned "a lesson from the Middle Eastern countries" in his development of North Korea’s nuclear program.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Center scholar Atsuhito Isozaki writes more on Sankei.com, to read the full article (in Japanese) please .
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