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Let’s say that following the death of Kim Jong-il in December 2011, elements within the North Korean government work against the rise of Kim Jong-un as head of state; consequently, factions arise within the central government including supporters of the Kim dynasty, supporters of a military junta, and those advocating for a North Korean version of glasnost and perestroika. Several factors to discuss are the loyalties of the army and state security forces, the ownership of the country’s nuclear weapons, and the involvement of the civilian population in what could possibly escalate into a civil war.
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