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This Weekend, Kim Jong Un Will Be Heard, Unlike His More Elusive Father

A man in South Korea watches a news broadcast Friday showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Speaking at a major gathering in North Korea, Kim declared "great success" in the country's recent nuclear test and a rocket launch. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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This Weekend, Kim Jong Un Will Be Heard, Unlike His More Elusive Father

May 6, 2016 • At North Korea's first Workers' Party Congress in 36 years, Kim declares "unprecedented results" in recent nuclear and missile tests. He's shown greater willingness to speak publicly than his father.

This Weekend, Kim Jong Un Will Be Heard, Unlike His More Elusive Father

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As North Korea Acts Out, A Search For Kim Jong Un's Motives

A South Korean army soldier walks by a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with superimposed letters that read: "North Korea's nuclear warhead." The warhead was later jokingly dubbed "the disco bomb." Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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As North Korea Acts Out, A Search For Kim Jong Un's Motives

March 23, 2016 • The isolated nation has undertaken a series of provocative steps, launching missiles and bombastic rhetoric. Analysts are debating what leader Kim Jong Un is trying to achieve.