Kim's daughter attracts the world's attention... Why does the North Korean leader accompany his daughter to launch an intercontinental missile?  A father and daughter walk hand in hand near a weapon of mass destruction. This was the scene North Korea showed the world on Saturday, November 19, when state media released the first pictures of Kim Jong Un with his daughter, Ju Ae, inspecting what experts say is an intercontinental ballistic missile. But why would he do that?