{"id":2444476,"date":"2025-06-08T13:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advanced-sniper-rifle-spotted-in-north-korea-it-wont-save-kim-jong-un\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T13:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:21:17","slug":"advanced-sniper-rifle-spotted-in-north-korea-it-wont-save-kim-jong-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advanced-sniper-rifle-spotted-in-north-korea-it-wont-save-kim-jong-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Sniper Rifle Spotted in North Korea &#8211; It Won\u2019t Save Kim Jong Un"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fadvanced-sniper-rifle-spotted-in-north-korea-it-wont-save-kim-jong-un%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the efforts by North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong un, to project an image of strength and modernity through carefully curated propaganda photographs, notably focusing on military advancements. Kim&#8217;s regime aims to control the narrative about the country and presents itself as having a rapidly modernizing military, with recent photos featuring Kim observing military drills that included infiltration tactics and sniper training. However, media scrutiny has raised questions about the authenticity and implications of these displays, particularly as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-powered-fast-food-drive-thrus-make-so-many-errors-that-workers-must-intervene-70-of-the-time-employees-say\/\" title=\"70% of the time, workers have to intervene due to numerous errors made by AI-powered fast food drive-thrus\">recent reports highlighted<\/a> the similarities between Kim&#8217;s sniper rifle and those often associated with Russian military supplies. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the intimidating imagery, the article emphasizes the reality of North Korea&#8217;s situation, suggesting that advanced weaponry does not address the country&#8217;s critical domestic issues, such as food shortages and energy crises. The narrative is underscored by mentioning a recent naval disaster involving a new destroyer, which highlights the gap between appearance and reality in North Korea&#8217;s military capabilities. Thus, the piece contrasts the ostentatious display of military strength with the struggles faced by its citizens, questioning how effective such shows of power truly are.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the oldest plays in the North Korean playbook involves making their portly leader look as heroic and awe-inspiring as possible through highly manicured photos.<\/p>\n<p>(They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/n-korea-propaganda-photo-goes-horribly-wrong-expert-notices-humiliating-issue-kju-missed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">haven&rsquo;t always worked<\/a>, mind you.)<\/p>\n<p>Kim Jong Un&rsquo;s obsessive grip on his secretive nation ensures that only the information and imagery that he wants out of North Korea is what gets out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-youtuber-poses-athlete-infiltrate-indoctrinated-hermit-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hermit Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all about controlling the narrative for the North Korean strongman, and that was no different in April, when the nation produced a number of photos meant to highlight the nation&rsquo;s rapidly modernizing military.<\/p>\n<p>It included a number of images highlighting North Korean military specialists performing drills, while Kim looks on intently.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qnr22xa9PF\">pic.twitter.com\/Qnr22xa9PF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Global Defense Insight (@Defense_Talks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Defense_Talks\/status\/1908826506563862908?\">April 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The images recently went viral again, thanks to Russia-focused independent media outlet The Insider.<\/p>\n<p>That outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/theins.ru\/en\/news\/281813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointed<\/a> out that the rifle being brandished by Kim looked an awful lot like the rifles Russia is often known to smuggle out of the country.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s obviously not good, for anyone. Russia breaking rules and madmen having modernized weaponry is a dangerous combination for anyone who values peace.<\/p>\n<p>After all, a well-equipped North Korean militia would be a terrifying one.<\/p>\n<p>Or not.<\/p>\n<p>Look, Kim can look as menacing and brooding as he wants in his leather jacket, and yes, a very good sniper rifle can do lots of damage in the hands of an experienced user.<\/p>\n<p>But the best, most advanced rifle in the world doesn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kim-jong-un-north-korea-food-shortage-poverty-crisis-1864691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put food<\/a> on the plates of your starving people, nor does it suddenly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebsco.com\/research-starters\/power-and-energy\/north-korean-energy-shortages#:~:text=North%20Korea%20faces%20significant%20energy,to%20meet%20the%20country's%20needs.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charge up<\/a> your ailing power grids.<\/p>\n<p>Last time I checked, things like energy and sustenance also matter to maintaining an effective fighting militia.<\/p>\n<p>Case in point: That snazzy sniper rifle brandished by Kim did nothing to prevent a major maritime disaster that North Korea tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/north-korea-tries-cover-national-humiliation-blue-tarps-fails-miserably\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">literally cover up<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n<p>A ballyhooed launch of the nation&rsquo;s brand-new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propaganda-cant-fix-this-kju-allegedly-livid-after-big-destroyer-launch-flops\/\" title=\"Propaganda Can&#039;t Fix This: KJU Allegedly Livid After Big ... Launch Flops\">naval destroyer ended<\/a> with a pathetic whimper when the imposing battleship got stuck trying to leave dock and fell on its side into the water.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">North Korea&rsquo;s latest naval destroyer has been significantly damaged prior to its launch. In a rare acknowledgment, North Korea&rsquo;s state news agency KCNA reported yesterday an incident occurred with a new destroyer in Chongjin, which was close to being launched. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PfuqehYnF\">pic.twitter.com\/0PfuqehYnF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Open Source Centre (@osc_london) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osc_london\/status\/1925465203187085693?\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a setback that highlighted how much more precarious it is to only appear competent rather than to actually be competent.<\/p>\n<p>Again, it&rsquo;s objectively bad that Kim apparently has more advanced weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>But it dulls the edge just a little bit that they can&rsquo;t do much besides possess it.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no indication he can actually use it, there&rsquo;s no indication they have anywhere near enough weaponry to, oh, I don&rsquo;t know, trade for food for its starving citizens, and there&rsquo;s no indication that North Korea is actually fixing any of the structural issues that will forever cripple that nation&rsquo;s growth. There&rsquo;s just cool-looking guns.<\/p>\n<p>And overturned destroyers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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While this tactic hasn&#8217;t always been successful, Kim&#8217;s tight control over his secretive regime guarantees that only the narratives and images he approves are released from North Korea. This focus on narrative control was evident in April when the country shared several photos showcasing its rapidly modernizing military, featuring military specialists conducting drills with Kim observing closely. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, one image depicted him holding an impressive sniper rifle. These images gained renewed attention after being highlighted by The Insider, a media outlet focused on Russia. They noted that the rifle resembled those often smuggled out of Russia, raising concerns about the implications of such weaponry in unstable hands.<\/p>\n<p>While Kim may project a menacing image with his advanced firearm, it doesn&#8217;t address more pressing issues like food shortages or energy crises facing his people. The recent failure of North Korea&#8217;s new naval destroyer during its launch further underscores that having sophisticated weapons does not equate to actual capability or competence; it merely highlights their inability to effectively manage their resources and infrastructure amidst ongoing struggles for basic necessities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2444477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Un.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56756,38717,33528,49326,32109],"class_list":["post-2444476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advanced-sniper-rifle","tag-defense-news","tag-kim-jong-un","tag-military-technology","tag-north-korea"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Un.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444476"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444480,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444476\/revisions\/2444480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}