If he were assassinated, another member of the junta would replace him and the regime would grind on.
Kimmy’s lucky Trump didn’t MOAB his ass along with the rest of his posse of generals and lackeys and swooning crowds. Wham. Can we do it from space yet? /rhetorical
Not if they show up the next rally with a red dot painted on his chest.
Unfortunately, this is where we do need very accurate political intelligence about the power structure in NK. We need to have a good idea of what the aftermath of the assassination of Kimmie would look like in order to decide if bumping him off would be a good idea. Knowing who is next in line is that starting point.