I still believe that China has planted moles throughout the Nork government that can take out the regime at any time.
Hate to disagree. Probably nobody gets ‘close’ to the Leader unless they have been continuously vetted, AND given family hostages to guarantee their good-conduct. It’s a medieval system. Protect the King or your family is extinguished.
The Chinese may take-out the NK leader but it won’t be via close-range assassination. A few years back there was a huge explosion of a train that passed by Kim Jon-Il’s private train. The wide-spread belief was that China tried and failed to take him out. Barring a commando strike, IED or a bombing raid, even China won’t get him.