Revealing the assassination avoidance tricks of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Always believing that he is an assassination target, the North Korean leader has to take various measures to preserve his life.

Use subordinate vehicles to move

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is said to be so afraid of being assassinated that he has cut back on public activities, changed his travel schedule, and refused to use a private car, according to a report by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS).

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The NIS believes that in recent months, Mr. Kim has been constantly afraid of being attacked by airstrikes or being targeted by snipers while traveling in his Mercedes-Benz.

Therefore, the North Korean leader is said to often travel at dawn and alternately ride in subordinate cars instead of his own to ensure safety.

In addition, public events with Mr. Kim's presence will mobilize a large force of soldiers equipped with rifles on all roads while phone signals will be jammed due to concerns that this device could be used to detonate bombs.

"Kim often collects information about assassination plots through North Korean intelligence agencies," NIS Director Lee Cheol-woo revealed.

According to the Telegraph, the North Korean leader's concerns began to surface earlier this year, after news emerged that the US and South Korea were forming a special force tasked with attacking Pyongyang's leaders in the event of war.

Use a stunt double when going to see a rocket launch

Another option the young leader considered was to use a body double to distract the enemy. This method was said to have been used by Mr. Kim when he supervised the missile launch on the night of July 28.

According to the Daily Star, the North Korean leader is said to use a character with a similar appearance and wearing the same clothes as him to move around the missile launch site.

Along with that, Pyongyang's missile launch at night from an unknown location, according to experts, could also be a way for Pyongyang to minimize the possibility that the US could determine Mr. Kim's location that night.

Hire a former KGB agent

Most recently, according to the Asahi Shimbun, Pyongyang invited 10 former anti-terrorism officers of the Soviet Union's National Security Committee to train Kim Jong-un's bodyguards in the ability to detect and respond to assassinations and terrorist attacks.

The Japanese newspaper quoted a well-informed source in Pyongyang as saying that North Korean officials were particularly concerned that the US could use its most modern weapons systems to assassinate Mr. Kim.

One of the weapons that Pyongyang is particularly interested in is the Grey Eagle unmanned attack aircraft, which is expected to be deployed in South Korea in 2018. However, it is unclear how KGB agents will protect the North Korean leadership from Grey Eagle airstrikes./.

According to VOV