[Newsmaker] Kim Jong-un: Absolute power -- and an H-bomb to wield it
North KoreaSept 3, 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ranks among the world’s youngest heads of state, but has some of its most powerful weapons at his disposal.Sunday’s test of what appeared to be a powerful, full-fledged thermonuclear bomb, marked yet another watershed in Kim’s relentless drive as leader to turn the North into a credible -- and feared -- nuclear-armed state.In the process, he has simply shrugged off international warnings and economic sanctions, as well as bellicose threats from US President Donald