His legitimacy is based on the lingering respect for his father. This is also, perhaps, why he keeps his next-in-line out of site - to keep himself enshrined and base his son's legitimacy on himself.

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Kim . . . doesn't want foreign interference in succession, or for foreigners to try to cut deals with his chosen successor instead of himself.

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Chaos in North Korea is still seen as the most likely scenario for some 'adventurism' with conventional or nuclear weapons.

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