The Kim dynasty has ruled over North Korea since 1948 with Kim Jong Un, his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung carefully cultivating the view they are “god-like” rulers.
The regime is largely held up by its incredible propaganda machine that brainwashes its citizens into believing North Korea is the greatest nation in every respect, from its military might to its sporting prowess.
At the age of just four, children in North Korea bow before giant portraits of the three supreme leaders in a ritualistic display of obedience.
And one Korean defector revealed some citizens don’t know their own mother’s birthday, but are required to know the birthdays of each of the three supreme leaders.
But experts have now warned Kim Jong-Un could have an uprising on his hands, that could spark violent protests raging across the country.
Thae Yong-ho, former ambassador to the UK, suggested an Arab Spring-style revolution could be possible in North Korea.
And claimed Kim’s nuclear program could be a result of his anxiety over the possibility he could be faced with a revolution.
But he also warned, however, that if there were street protests in North Korea, “there is no doubt that Kim Jong Un would stomp it out mercilessly with his forces, even tanks”.
He also used his speech to call for the US to exercise “soft power” over force.
He claimed there would be a “human sacrifice” from an attack with the threat of “tens of thousands” of artillery guns and missiles.
Thae said: “We have to remember that tens of millions of South Korean population are living 70 to 80 kilometres away from this military demarcation line.”
Thae made his first visit to Washington during rising international tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program.
The crisis is expected to dominate US President Donald Trump’s trip to the region which begins this weekend and includes a stop in South Korea.