Men at arms: Kim surrounded by soldiers of the Korean People’s Army as he inspects the test-launch of the Pukguksong-2 surface-to-surface medium long-range ballistic missile at an undisclosed location. — AFP
THE apparent assassination in Malaysia of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother has intelligence agents, North Korea watchers and the media scurrying to find the motives behind the high-profile incident.
One group points to the possibility that the North Korean leader ordered the killing of Kim Jong-nam as he was viewed as an alternative leader if Kim Jong-un lost control of the country.
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