The North Koreans idea of their ruler, that Kim is some infallible divinity, is of course based on a lie and so much of their society is based on a lie. I've wondered to what degree these lies and illusions affect foreign politics and their will to war. To a large degree, it seems, but could they think of Kim as so infallible that losing a war is not a possibility? For many regular, civil North Koreans, I believe that may be the case, but for generals and so, I personally doubt it goes that far. Still, I find the question interesting.
If there is a war and North Korea is beat with Kim removed from rule, it will be interesting to see how North Korean society can adapt in the aftermath.
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