> its goals of maintaining the Kim family dynasty and unifying the Korean peninsula under its leadership How would a unified Korea work under a Kim dynasty? It

> its goals of maintaining the Kim family dynasty and unifying the Korean peninsula under its leadership How would a unified Korea work under a Kim dynasty? It would take all the (current) North Korean population serving as jailers/guards/secret police/undertakers to keep control of the (current) South Korean population. Of course t his presupposes no broader military conflict. I don't see how a N. Korean takeover would work.