North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank during a military demonstration involving tank units, in North Korea.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was seen riding in a tank during military exercises this month.
  • North Korea held exercises involving tanks and air and amphibious combat units.
  • The US and South Korea also held joint military drills, including counter-nuclear operations.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was seen riding in a tank during military exercises earlier this month in a show of force likely meant to counter the US-South Korea military exercises his regime has repeatedly denounced.

Kim talked tough after the photo ops and brought along the person speculated to be a likely successor in North Korea's authoritarian dynasty.