What Happens to North Korea if Kim Jong-Un Dies? Nuclear Weapons, Disappearances & the Kim Family

Recently, North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un made headlines for something unexpected, he went missing.

For weeks, no one saw him in public & the North Korean media & government said nothing about where he was.

It became massive international news & rumours started swirling. Is Kim Jong-un dead? Is he in a coma? Did he have an operation that went badly? Has Kim Jong-un caught coronavirus?

But, they weren’t the only questions being asked.

If Kim’s no longer the Supreme Leader what happens next & would it be the end of North Korea as we know it?

I decided to get in touch with some experts to find out more about North Korea itself & what the future holds.

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Reporting/Producing/GFX by Nicholas Maher, Behind the News

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Special thanks to:

Bill Birtles - China Correspondent, ABC

Dr Malcolm Davis - Senior Analyst in Defence, Strategy & Capability, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Dr Leonid Petrov - Korean Studies Researcher, Lecturer, ICMS & Visiting Fellow, ANU

Sean King, Senior VP, Park Strategies & Affiliated Scholar at University of Notre Dame Liu Institute

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[say_official_ty]

the only reason why his sister is on his side most of time over the year's, because she doesn't wanna get killed

[TheRantingCabbie]

His sister always has that look on her face like she's up to something.

[xIMTHESWAGGEYXX]

His sister is playing nice then she’ll have him eliminated

[newspaperbin]

1:13 Kim accidentally drops his book on the nuclear button...

[DanTraa]

Imagine if his sister took over the country, and literally open up North Korea to the world. Changing North Korea transform it into a new place like any other country in the world. That would be epic

[AaronDanieltenni]

This make no sense. People say that he’s dying but then his sister is missing and now he’s all awake and people think that he killed her because of being worried she was taking his place.

[Chad_Dabal]

Can't imagine a woman dictator in North Korea as defectors have claimed there is much injustice for women and inequality. Yet this is a bloodline that is worshipped even if superficial. And I've heard reports she's just as ruthless and a ruthless woman scares me more. I could see it go both ways actually but it would be strange to see the ppl weep at her mere presence. This country is so strange and unpredictable in many ways. Never know what might come but a refugee crisis is imminent imo. Maybe not in my lifetime but eventually

[nctzenorbit]

What happens if Kim Jung-un dies?
North Koreans: that's our new independence day

[ojou]

This is the first time i heard his voice

[scentedcandles]

5:10 this clip actually seems... quite nice XD

[sarahsmusicalselections]

My heart goes out to the people that have to live here.

[kimll-sung]

If my Grandson dies, my Grandsister will take over!

[clintonandrews]

Correction in the title: It is not *if* Kim Jong-un dies; it is *when.*

[feeeeeeeee]

Kim be like: it's a prank, why so flustered?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[liadelgado]

These videos are so well paced and information packed but easy to understand! Well done on another quality video BTN and Nick Maher 👏👏👏

[unripeolive]

“That sounds strange...that’s because it is”

[dianacaycedo]

THE SISTER LOOKS 100 TIMES MORE EVEL AND CRUEL.

[lordrandomvonomni]

what would happen if multiple nations decided to cooperate in secret and assasinate as many powerful people in north korea as they can, then full on invade the area in secret surrounding the country while trying to take the main leaders/ the brains in the military orginization as hostage? what would happen to the country then?

[patrickstwincraft]

I’m very thankful this is not me but I am sad for the people who live their, and I hope they find a good leader one day.

[aprikayeet]

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