Kim Jong Un’s ‘rocket stars’ are North Korea’s new elite
26 May 2017 |
1:29 pm
As Kim Jong Un hand-picks a new North Korean elite, three key members of the nuclear weapons program are receiving privileges over and above those of most senior aides.
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