Kim Jong Un shows off daughter, missiles at North Korean military parade

What is more clear is a message that the country’s nuclear weapons are for posterity, and she’s a part of that, he added. “So another way of signalling that denuclearisation is totally off the table,” Richey said. “The North Korean leadership probably has to make the case for why the country has to keep investing in national defence in spite of the deteriorating economic conditions”, Lee said. “And no propaganda can be more potent than the leader’s young daughter to convey that message”.

February 14, 2023 | 5:04 am