Dictator sister

“Demon”: Is she the most dangerous woman in the world?

Ruthless and ambitious: Kim Yo Jong is considered the favorite to succeed her brother, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

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She openly threatens South Korea with war. She has access to her country's nuclear arsenal. She executes annoying government officials. Will Kim Yo Jong one day succeed her brother Kim Jong Un as dictator of North Korea? Krone+ explains what makes the probably most dangerous woman in the world tick.

After the South Korean armed forces held live ammunition exercises on the land and sea borders with the North a few days ago, Kim Yo Jong condemned the action as "suicidal hysteria". In the event of further provocations, the sister of the "Great Leader", Kim Jong Un, threatened military consequences that would lead to a "terrible catastrophe". Who is the powerful dictator sister who so openly warns South Korea of a nuclear strike?