ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL AND EDITED KRT MATERIAL The North's new leader, Kim Jong-un, toured a major army tank division on Sunday (January 1) a series of still photographs released by the North Korean state television showed. This was his first public activity as supreme commander, underlining that he would stick to his father's songun, or military-first, policy. The untested new leader is the third member of the Kim dynasty to rule but he had only been groomed for power since 2009. Analysts believe he will rule with the aid of a close coterie that includes his uncle and key power-broker, Jang Song-thaek, at least in the early stages of the leadership transition.
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