Some believe that North Korea has begun displaying its growing nuclear threat in order to secure the succession to power of Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il’s rotund, twenty-something youngest son. But, given how long this facility must have been under construction, this cannot possibly be the sole, or even the main, motivation.
有评论认为朝鲜展示核威慑的目的是为了确保金正日向其子——身材矮胖，稚气未脱的金正恩——成功移交权力。但考虑到该设施已经建设了相当长的一段时间，上述观点不可能是其唯一（甚至是主要）的动机。