Kim Jong Un Is Missing, But North Korea Still Has A Powerful Military - That It Probably Can't Use

Since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un disappeared from public view over a month ago, observers of the highly secretive state have suggested that he may be seriously ill or even that he has been ousted in a military coup.

The latter may be unlikely, North Korea experts said, but, in all likelihood, the regime is in desperate economic straits.

Given the nuclear-armed North’s propensity to make rash military decisions, such as the recent foray by a warship into South Korean-controlled waters, the situation has raised serious concerns about what Kim Jong Un’s absence means militarily.

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