North Korea After Kim Jong-Il
Although the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il named his youngest son, Jong-un, to succeed him more than a year ago, the direction of the successor regime has become much clearer in recent days with the announcement that Jong-un is one of six new generals and the newly-minted deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Worker's Party.
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