- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unilaterally decided to discuss denuclearization with the US, but seriously pursuing that line could end in his ouster and death.
- Dictators like Kim run the risk of violent upheavals, as the North Korean people do not have legal recourse or any nonviolent method to change their leadership.
- Whether or not Kim disarms, when North Korea becomes open for business, newly empowered North Koreans may rise up against the leader that has imprisoned and killed so many for political reasons.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made headlines for his diplomatic offensive, expressing unprecedented openness to talking to the US and exploring denuclearization.
But if Kim is serious about getting rid of his country’s nuclear weapons, and many doubt that he is, he opens himself up to the same fate that’s befallen many US foes and deposed dictators — a fall from power, and potentially his own death.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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