3. Driveway with Mercedes limousine outside the Palace
Citing North Korea-focused news outlet NK Pro, Newsweek reported that the main residential buildings and auxiliary structures were likely torn down sometime between April 21 and April 25. An expert told the publication that the demolition work suggests possible transformations, including potential transfers of the property to military use. It points out that it would be in line with Kim Jong Un’s recent efforts to modernise is armed forces.
4. Simplistic decoration inside the Palace
Experts said that the move could be related to the North Korean leader’s designs to give the military an expanded role in national development or to consolidate military facilities. Meanwhile, this comes weeks after Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, said that the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace. Pyongyang has also continued its steady development of increasingly capable ballistic missiles and is continuing its nuclear weapons program in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
