Tyler Rogoway, Warzone/The Drive: Why Would Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing? (Updated)
It seems like a risky time for him to leave and it begs the question of who is in command of North Korea's nuclear arsenal in his absence.
Many signs point to a real possibility that Kim Jong Un has made a visit to Beijing aboard a heavily armored train very similar to the ones his father and grandfather constantly used. If Kim is indeed in the Chinese capital, it marks his first trip abroad in over six years since becoming the dictator of North Korea. It could also be an indicator of certain political realities back home and it raises the question of who is in charge of North Korea's nuclear arsenal when the young despot is away.
First off, Kim's possible use of a train instead of an aircraft to travel to Beijing is very strange. Simply put, he loves to fly and has had a fascination with aircraft since he was a child. The country's aging IL-62M VVIP transports have been upgraded with modern executive interiors in recent years to accommodate foreign missions. Even Kim's sister recently used one of these aircraft to travel to South Korea for the Olympics.
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WNU Editor: I enjoy taking the train .... but a plane is definitely faster. My guess is that Kim Jong un wanted to do what his father did .... and that is to take the train. The distance (by train) from North Korea to Beijing is about 1,000 kilometers .... so it is a good 10 hour trip (give or take). But Tyler Rogoway makes a good point in the post .... who was responsible for North Korea's nuclear arsenal when Kim Jong Un was out of the country? If I was to guess .... I would say that it was his sister.
Planes go down every few months or so...in accidents. .would have been a shame if an "accident" of similar sorts would have happened with Kim flying ;) he knows if he flies he'll mysteriously crash. .crashing a train doesn't mean you die, especially not in such a train. Sure,the US could have killed him by bombing the train, but it's much, much easier to bring down a plane in an accident..no one in North Korea does even have the forensic technology to find out for sure what happened. And his sis wouldn't have retaliated perhaps. Oh the paranoia must be going wild in Kim's head. Will the Chinese trade him for Taiwan? hehe we all know they will give him up once it's clear that djt will use the parking lot option on north Korea
ReplyDeleteWould hsve been a tempting target if he flew.
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