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South Korea, Japan and the United States watched with concern the trajectory of the intercontinental ballistic missile launched on Thursday (October 31) by Pyongyang, which broke the North's record flight of a nuclear-capable device. The missile was a new Hwasong-19 and Kim, who brought his daughter with him, declared it to be the "final model" ready for use.
There are many reasons to take seriously and fear Kim Jong-un's aggressiveness. However, in recent weeks, signs of concern have also appeared from Marshall. And these data show the fear of being attacked by his soldiers.
It is South Korean intelligence, which studies and catalogs every image released by the North's propaganda, and also relies on information filtered from the Hermit Kingdom, to argue in a new report that security around the enemy regime's head has become tighter. and more visible.
Test number 1: Soldiers with guns
Evidence #1: a series of photos published in the North's press on September 13 to illustrate Kim's presence in the firing line of a sniper exercise by his military. Soldiers are lined up on the ground, wearing assault infantry camouflage and carrying homemade AK assault rifles. Smoke from the fire rises from the row, the supreme leader is behind them and looks on with a frown.
But the most impressive detail is the presence of other men at the shooting range, dressed in SEAT-type uniforms (the English acronym stands for Special Weapons Assault Team and identifies special police units with anti-terrorist duties in the United States). These North Korean hardliners are clearly monitoring the "normal" soldiers, ready to step in if any of them suddenly think to turn on Kim.
Another detail: one of the snipers on the ground, the first one on the right, has a "defunct" silver Ak: Kim likes to reward the most skilled soldiers with gifts of this kind, such as guns and binoculars in gold or silver. That even such men, decorated and grateful to the regime, are being held under fire by bodyguards, Seoul analysts say, is further evidence of fears of an insider attack.
Test number 2: Bags and companion
Evidence #2: in 2018, when negotiations with the Americans and South Koreans were underway, Kim arrived at summit meetings in his armored Mercedes, followed by a dozen bodyguards in dark suits, at a jogging pace.
Recently, escort agents have been added and carry bulletproof bags, which surround and protect the leader as soon as the door of the presidential car is opened. A procedure that starts even if the crowd gathered for the event is kept hundreds of meters away.
Test number 3: "Signal jammer" on the roof of the Mercedes
Evidence #3: Analysts from the NK Nea website in October examined a still image of Kim's Mercedes Maybach parked at the site of a ceremony and noticed a device on the roof that could be a "signal jammer."
A device to jam or interfere with enemy communications and satellite transmissions that could direct enemy drones to the target.
This precaution was added after the Israeli pager attack on Hezbollah in Beirut. The "signal jam" also serves to prevent enemy intelligence from tracking Kim's personal car.
According to South Koreans, the head of the North Korean regime sounded the first alarm bells about personal security in 2019, when a reporter managed to photograph him at night in a Chinese train station, during a stop in his armored train on the way to the summit in Hanoi with Trump.
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