CNN New Day January 6, 2016 11:09:00
Statement. the most important thing is kim jong-un wants to solidify his position in the regime. he's shaky. he's killed about 120 senior officials since he took over in 2011. that's a sign of continuing instability inside the ruling group. this is very good politics for him to detonate a device. that's why i think they sort of hyped it, because what they're trying to do is say, first of all, the regime, look, kim jong-un is strong, continuing policies of his father and grandfather. they want to bolster the position of the regime with regard to the north koreaen people because the economy righ...