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>> theres a new moneyed elite. comrade kim is even allowing something that looks suspiciously like capitalism to grow. in a sense, kim jong-un is buying the support of pyongyang. but there is a problem. kim is running out of money. its one of the reasons why hes reaching out to the world. >> he has to show the most privileged people in his country that he can lead them to some kind of better life because if he doesnt theyll figure out how to get rid of him. >> or, they may leave. there are more ...

Markets to grow. south korean intelligence estimates that about 40% of the population is now engaged in part of the market economy. and the regime is profiting. kim jong-un is walking a tightrope. >> how do you begin to have some of this economic activity without loosening the reins so much it gets away from you and you end up driven from power? thats the dilemma. thats the dictators dilemma. >> it stunned the world when kim jong-un invited k-pop singers of south korea to perform in pyongyang. �...

>> he wants to show the world its on the move. its modern and its upscale. >> this is a different north korea than you have seen before. it begins in the capital city pyongyang. if you didnt know, you might think it was orlando. this is north korea? new water parks, amusement rides. even unauthorized disney characters? >> he had to build the support of his people. >> in a very poor country, kim jong-un has spent billions building new luxury apartments and at astonishing speed. he has transformed...

It is historically only willing to do so in return for the end of the u.s.-south carolina military alliance, formal rec nation by washington and large amounts of aid. the negotiations do contain risks. any deal that leaves north korea with nuclear weapons and aid would leave south korea and japan vulnerable. since pyongyang has cheated often in the past, the treaties and inspections regime would have to be far more intrusive than the iran deal. south korea -- in doing so, we will realize it is a...

>> people would be really, really outraged and imagine theres calls for a kind of punitive strike against north korea. >> most likely, a limited strike. whats been called -- >> not to destroy north korea but to teach kim a lesson. >> what if kim doesnt understand the lesson? >> they dont know its a limited and one time only. >> pyongyang might see itself as under attack. >> miscalculate and perceive a larger military action or regime change coming so he acts out first. >> some say his first resp...

Rational and strategic with its core goal for 70 years and breakdown of the soviet union and empire and arab spring, the demise of other dictatorships from taiwan to indonesia. look at the world from kim jong uns perspective. by the time he came to power, the world viewed it as a nutans often voting to sanction it at the united nations. the post powerful country in the world, the united states, often expressed a desire to see wholesale regime change in pyongyang. so, kim jong un accelerated the ...

And how has managed to bring an american president to his doorstep. ♪ december 28th, 2011. kim jong-un had just inherited the cruelest, most repressive dictatorship on earth. his father kim jong-il was dead from a heart attack. in icy pyongyang, tens of thousands lined the streets. for many mourners, it was a chance to catch a glimpse of their new leader. >> people believed hes too young. hes too inexperienced. >> there were real fears that kim jong-un still in his 20s was not up to the job. >...

Living in and around the south korean capital. including almost 30,000 american troops. >> it would be tens of thousands of people that would die almost immediately in seoul. obviously with seoul under attack, the south is going to go to pyongyang. >> tens of thousands more would die there. and another twist. china could enter the conflict. >> theres an awful lot for china to lose here if this peninsula gets out of control. theres so much uncertainty here, fareed, with our president, with kim jo...

Backward place. >> the first lady ri sol-ju is a big part of the image makeover. >> north koreas image makers are turning kim jong-un and ri sol-ju into william and kate in the united kingdom. >> she became a fashion icon in north korea. >> rules of how women can dress changed. >> shorter skirts, taller high heels. >> luxury items or fake luxury items. faux cha nal bags, fake louis vuitton. >> theres a new moneyed elite. comrade kim is even allowing something that looks suspiciously like capital...

To make north korea destroy its entire nuclear capacity. pz it is willing to do so only in return for the end of the u.s. and south korea military alliance, former recognition by washington and large amounts of aid. the negotiations contain serious risks, any deal that leaves north korea with nuclear weapons and yet eases sanctions and provides aid would cause dismay in asia and leave south korea and japan vulnerable. since pyongyang cheated often in the past, the treaty would have to be far mor...