<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Murder and Movies
Kim Jong Nam's assassination, White House press relations, Oscar predictions, and more.
by Rosa Inocencio Smith
Feb 24, 2017
3 minutes
What We’re Following
Malaysian officials announced today that the poison used last week to kill the exiled half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was , a chemical so lethal that it’s classified as a weapon of mass destruction. Since VX can only be produced in a sophisticated lab, it’s a strong indication that the assassination was state-sponsored—and many suspect North Korea. Yet if Kim Jong Un did order the fratricide, he may have sabotaged himself: The murder undermines the myth of the ruling.
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