Kim
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“Further deterioration stemming from the stock market volatility could raise the likelihood of a negative rating action,” said S&P analyst Kim Eng Tan.
SEOUL—A day after the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strolled through a cement factory draped with red banners that hailed the “great era” of his leadership.
But Kim Jong Un has grown more confident as North Korea’s nuclear program has become more formidable.
Years ago, a U.S. military operation seeking to pummel another country’s nuclear facilities and military assets and decapitate its leader would have badly shaken Kim, who has aggressively expanded his arsenal of atomic weapons in defiance of the U.S. and other larger powers.
“Kim sees there is little to gain from dialogue if you are an adversary of the U.S.,” said Yang Uk, a military expert at Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a Seoul-based think tank.
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