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S8 Ep592: 16. Greg Scarlatoiu (SEG 16): Scarlatoiu analyzes the public appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, and speculation regarding her being groomed for succession. He discusses the ruthless political environment within the Kim family dynasty. (17)

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

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16. Greg Scarlatoiu (SEG 16):Scarlatoiu analyzes the public appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, and speculation regarding her being groomed for succession. He discusses the ruthless political environment within the Kim family dynasty. (17)
JANUARY 1964

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0:00.0

I'm John Bachelor, Gordon Chang, at Gordon G. Chang, my colleague and co-host, and we're very pleased to welcome our

0:22.5

colleague, Greg Scarletu, to help us understand what we now witness in North Korea, which is a non-transparent

0:31.2

darkness. But the headline, Kim Jong-un appears with teenage daughter at live-fire rocket test in North Korea.

0:41.8

Very odd headline. This is Fox.

0:44.9

Kim Jong-un's daughter has appeared at numerous military events since 2022,

0:50.3

fueling speculation about succession plans.

0:54.8

Her name, I'm taught by Mr. Scarletu is King Kim Ju-A.

1:01.8

Greg, a very good day to you.

1:04.2

She's a child with a weapon in her hands.

1:07.9

What's the point of this?

1:09.4

What are they displaying to us that I'm missing? Good

1:12.3

evening to you. Very good evening to you, John and Gordon. What they're trying to do is to present her

1:19.0

as a child prodigy. She's 13 years old. 13 years ago, Dennis Rodman saw her. She was a baby in North

1:27.0

Korea. Thus, it is safe to assume that

1:29.6

she's about 13. We see her appear at missile launches with her father. We saw her at a shooting range.

1:37.8

Her stance, her grip, were good. Obviously, she's had pistol training. I mean, of course,

1:42.5

it's not very uncommon in Northern Virginia, where I live at this age.

1:46.7

But nevertheless, by North Korean standards, this is quite special.

1:51.2

Of course, Kim Jong-un, his father, Kim Jong-il, were presented by propaganda as prodigies.

2:00.0

Obviously, this is the case with Kim Jewish, who was supposedly placed

2:04.4

in charge of missile development. Now, of course, going to watch these missile launches means

2:11.6

going to work with dad on a regular workday, watching dad supervise the launch of these missiles.

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