Removing the North Korean leader will also be extremely difficult, and even if he is removed, another dictator is likely to take over. The same can be said of regime change. The collapse of the Kim Jong Un regime does not necessarily mean the end of DPRK as a sovereign state. The military or military-party collective leadership can easily replace the Kim regime, and the would-be new leadership is likely to reveal the same behavior.

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