{"id":64012,"date":"2020-04-23T02:51:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T02:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=64012"},"modified":"2020-04-23T02:51:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T02:51:51","slug":"death-kim-jong-un-create-refugee-crisis-require-military-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=64012","title":{"rendered":"Death of Kim Jong Un could create refugee crisis, require military response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors swirling that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has\u00a0fallen critically ill\u00a0have sparked fears that his demise would destabilize the region and lead to a refugee crisis that would draw in the US, South Korea and possibly other allies, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Questions about the reclusive dictator\u2019s health flared after he\u00a0missed an April 15 commemoration\u00a0of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, the Hermit Kingdom\u2019s founder Kim Il Sung.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, North Korean state media published some past comments by Kim\u00a0without mentioning his current whereabouts\u00a0\u2014 while rival South Korea repeated that no unusual developments had been detected in the North.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>But even if the 36-year-old overweight despot isn\u2019t moribund, he does have health issues and a possible end to his rule would create turmoil,\u00a0experts told the Military Times.<\/p>\n<p>Although Kim has no named successor or heir apparent, his younger sister \u2014 senior ruling party official\u00a0Kim Yo Jong\u00a0\u2014 appears to be the most likely candidate to step in.<\/p>\n<p>However, some experts believe a collective leadership, which could end the family\u2019s dynastic rule, also could be possible.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of a designated heir means there will be \u201cchaos, human suffering, instability,\u201d retired South Korean special operations chief Lt. Gen. Chun In-Bum told Military Times. \u201cIt\u2019s bad news for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Maxwell, a retired Special Forces colonel and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, told the outlet that an American and South Korean military reaction to such an upheaval could require an effort that \u201cwill make Afghanistan and Iraq pale in comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unknown whether Kim Jong Un has designated a successor,\u201d Maxwell said. \u201cWe can speculate that perhaps his sister Kim Yo Jong has been designated as his successor based on her recent promotion and the fact she has begun making official statements in her name beginning last month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>But it is unknown, he added, \u201cwhether a woman, despite being part of the Paektu bloodline could become the leader of the Kim family regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lack of a clear successor could lead to a regime collapse that the US and South Korea must be prepared to handle, said Maxwell, who added that military planners, including himself, have long briefed senior leaders on what could happen.<\/p>\n<p>There is a \u201chumanitarian disaster that will unfold in North Korea,\u201d adding to the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, Maxwell told Military Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Korea, China, and Japan (via boat) are going to have to deal with potential large scale refugee flows,\u201d he said. \u201cUnits of the North Korean People\u2019s Army are going to compete for resources and survival. This will lead to internal conflict among units and could escalate to widespread civil war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And despite such internal turmoil, North Korea\u2019s military would continue to fight to defend the nation, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince North Korea is a Guerrilla Dynasty built on the myth of anti-Japanese partisan warfare, we can expect large numbers of the military (1.2 million active duty and 6 million reserves) to resist any and all outside foreign intervention including from South Korea,\u201d Maxwell told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating matters, he added, the US and South Korea would have to be prepared to secure Pyongyang\u2019s \u201centire (weapons of mass destruction) program, nuclear, chemical, biological weapons and stockpiles, manufacturing facilities, and human infrastructure (scientists and technicians).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chun mostly backed Maxwell\u2019s grim predictions about refugees and a possible civil war in the north, but did not see a US-South Korean military incursion past the 38th Parallel.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWhat are we going to do? March in there? Let the Chinese do it,\u201d Chun said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DPRK is a sovereign country. Anyone going in there, including the Chinese, would be crazy. The ROK-US has a bad plan with bad assumptions. It will get us into a nuclear war,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumors swirling that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has\u00a0fallen critically ill\u00a0have sparked fears that his demise would destabilize the region and lead to a refugee crisis that would draw in the US, South Korea and possibly other allies, according to a report. 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