PYONGYANG -- The North Korean capital is filled with missile imagery. A model of the Unha-3 rocket used for "satellite" launches greeted reporters visiting the Mangyongdae Children's Palace, where elementary and middle school students gather for extracurricular activities. Young children played on a rocket-shaped ride at the day care center in the Kim Jong Suk silk mill. A drawing of a rocket adorned the children's play area at the airport.
Each of these depicted what are believed to be long-range missiles. The frequency with which they appeared in places for children was striking. The proliferation of missile images is apparently a recent development. Leader Kim Jong Un's government seems to be instilling from a tender age an understanding of the importance of developing "rockets."
