[jhpigott]

I have a hard time believing those 2 NORK combat divisions are there for a military parade. I would imagine the NORKs have special parade units for that.

Moving combat divisions off the line (particualry for resource poor NK) and to the capital sounds like Kim wants a little muscle closer to home just in case things with his son’s transition to power don’t go smoothly or, on the other side of the spectrum, perhaps even a coup in the works.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Or Kim wants to strike first before he faces coup. Extra troops could lock down Pyongyang and hunt down every possible trouble-maker among Pyongyang elites who can obstruct the succession process. One massive sweep in a few days.

Kind of things Romans used to do.

[AU72]

The 2 divisions moving in and Kim moving out may signal that the coup has already happened and the new leadership is being sorted out.

Watch who Carter sees.