He figures either he will die of syphillis or cancer, or be shot or bombed, so he is the kind of guy to go out in a blaze of glory. Totally suicidal maniac.
He actually lives the opera he scripted where he is the one big hero(soon to be tragic hero.) Production crews(N.K. people) are going through the hell in the process.:)
Incidentally, two days from now, it is Thanksgiving Day in S. Korea. What a way to crash the party, although there is not much to crash this year due to serious economic downturn.:)