Hat's one way to avoid being shot by a firing squad! Kim Jong Un's flunkeys applaud as he tries on

Hat's one way to avoid being shot by a firing squad! Kim Jong Un's flunkeys applaud as he tries on their headwear at launch of new nuclear submarines

Dystopian footage showed the moment cheeky expression creased the face of the plump dictator as he removed his own hat and plonked that of Admiral Kim Myong Sik down on his own head, giggling as he did so. The move prompted his other Naval chiefs to break out in a round of enthusiastic clapping, shuffling from one foot to another and beaming like excitable infants as they lauded their dynastic leader. The clip perfectly encapsulates the cult of personality surrounding Kim and cut a sharp juxtaposition with the seriousness of the event at which it unfolded. Kim described the launch of the new submarine as a crucial step in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the vessel - named 'Hero Kim Kun Ok' - is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater but did not specify the number of missiles it could carry and fire.