seoul icy december day 2011 north korea new leader kim jong un accompany seven advisers escort hearse carry father kim jong il streets pyongyang none men remain young kim october demote last father aid men nineties among around 340 people purge execute accord institute national security strategy think tank south korea national intelligence service nis kim obviously madman eye u.s. president donald trump complete six-year transition south call reign terror unpredictability belligerence instill fear worldwide test breakthrough missile early week pronounce north korea nuclear power capable strike unite state close look leadership reveal method behind madness 33 kim jong un one world young head state inherit nation proud history onto socialist state essentially graft cold war superpowers create buff communist china capitalist south kim father economy mismanage collapse communism soviet union eliminate important source support three million people starve consolidate weak position young leader cultivate three main force military nuclear power tacit private sector market economy fear adoration god end execute two powerful men promote one young woman kim yo jong young sister korea-watchers say also kim chief propagandist kim blood relative involve politics elder brother kim jong chol reject father heir five years december 2016 kim spend 300 million 29 nuclear missile test 180 million build 460 family statues much billion party congress 2016 include 26.8 million fireworks alone accord institute employ high-level defectors yes replace many top commanders officials easily ruthlessly kill could make wonder sane say lee sang-keun north korean leadership expert institute unification study ewha womans university seoul historical way govern put power long time graphic kim family tree tmsnrt.rs/2ajm8f1 graphic purge launch tmsnrt.rs/2apsfhc ancient days pyongyang capital mighty empire koguryo root modern word korea go back history great leader concept blend several ideas hand time almighty god confucian worship parent king mandate heaven accord lee seung-yeol senior researcher national assembly research service seoul lee lead north korea leadership researcher say state theory succession mean kim young rise complete father alive kim father anoint 20 years take give time build ally leadership system kim jong un three years leader-in-waiting bear 1984 third line power fractious competitive child accord kenji fujimoto japanese chef work family one people recount meet young kim memoirs publish 2010 fujimoto run sushi restaurant pyongyang say kim snap aunt ko yong suk call little general kim want call comrade general kim jong il know young son would soon succeed researchers say father take several measure protect boy lee say include shift country power base create rivalry elites kim young could play one group another kim jong il declare military country supreme power policy know songun mean military first party conference 2010 change setup military compete party administration leader favour military strategy first thing kim change father use promise nuclear disarmament bargain chip aid february 2012 young kim start father footsteps promise freeze north korea nuclear program return food aid unite state weeks late change tack say north korea would fire long-range rocket negotiations carry legacy kim jong il say wi sung-lac former south korean envoy talk 2011 contribute february deal since strategic think shape kim view saddam hussein iraq muammar gaddafi libya fatally weaken nuclear weapons north korean media say history prove powerful nuclear deterrence serve strong treasure sword frustrate outsiders aggression official kcna news agency say editorial january 2016. north korea race achieve nuclear deterrent state feel threaten worry particularly kim may face fate like gaddafi libyan leader agree 2003 eliminate weapons mass destruction 2011 kill rebel unite state ally support months kim accession north korea update constitution declare nuclear weapons state one lead pallbearer kim jong il funeral ri yong ho chief general staff korean people army kim sack july 2012. south korean intelligence late confirm ri execute december 2012 north korea carry another successful rocket test 2013 kim outline new policy byungjin line parallel development combine nuclear buildup economic growth nuclear deterrent essential say thae yong-ho north korea former deputy ambassador london stag high-profile defection south korea 2016. threat absolute destruction make nuclear bomb poor man weapon tighten control country ensure long-term rule thae say assume control usable nuclear weapons room allocate resources flexibly allocate military force civilian construction say thae north korea spend quarter gdp defense russia president vladimir putin say kim jong un would people eat grass rather give nuclear program legacy famine kim also say want boost people prosperity former chef fujimoto say one summer break school switzerland 2000 young kim preoccupy visit beijing father make let talk fujimoto recall future leader say drink father private train hear high china seem succeed many front engineer commerce hotels agriculture everything kim say many ways need take model example us 2012 shortly take power kim go small way mimic reform china make 1980s farmers allow keep harvest state enterprises give right buy sell market price hire fire workers private entrepreneurs traders encourage invest state project party military entities kim also begin turn blind eye informal market force father try vain contain april kim address nation first time 17 years north koreans hear voice leader party steadfast determination ensure people never tighten belt say outsiders hop reform signal new political openness kim drive promote north world 2012 antonio razzi italian senator forza italia call italian meet leader say kim ask find train facilities soccer players italy talk many north korean local leaders razzi say plan attack anybody north korea interest nuclear form defense kim work ensure economic freedom would unseat also escort father funeral car 2011 jang song thaek administrator vanguard reform marry kim jong il sister special envoy china oversee host new special economic zone country december 2013 jang haul politburo front cameras accuse plot coup jang dream foolish dream state media say add jang hop reformist plan would help get recognize foreign countries jang shoot dozens time anti-aircraft gun remain remove flamethrower accord south korea national intelligence service nis account one confirm point kim hone personality cult day jang purge announce north korea official daily rodong sinmun unveil song dedicate kim jong un title know nothing follow next year kim also order school textbooks revise focus idolization include image nuclear weapons missiles accord nis-affiliated institute national security strategy idolization campaign kick high gear 2016 focus pop culture youth kim choose female singers moranbong band stag series musical performances play call loyalty leader shock brigade crew young north koreans charge major economic construction produce 1,200 poems literary work institute say link legitimacy improve economic situation country say john delury seoul yonsei university kim jong un want become development dictator home cast bringer plenty 2015 almost half time photograph economic events data seoul unification ministry show year weapons test multiply meet angry response unite state military appearances come back prominence stand tearfully behind kim jong un father funeral young sister 28-year-old kim yo jong october day kim drop last two father aid include politburo kim jong chol elder brother lead quiet life pyongyang play guitar band accord former ambassador thae think kim jong un make good use exist system strengthen power base dictator regime shrewd manner say lee su-seok research fellow institute national security strategy think behind kim jong un 's 'madness