November 19, 2022: The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un revealed his daughter to the world for the first time on Saturday.

The photos capture the pair hand-in-hand before the launch of the nuclear-armed country's largest ballistic missile the day before.

A surprising addition to the launch was the presence of Kim's daughter, whose existence had never been publicly confirmed before.Her unexpected appearance raises the prospect that leadership of the totalitarian state could pass to a fourth generation of Kims, and suggests that nuclear weapons will be part of that inheritance.

The girl  in photographs was seen in a white puffy coat holding hands with her father as they looked at the massive missile.

Kim is believed to have three children, two girls and a boy.In 2013 retired American basketball star Dennis Rodman said Kim had a baby daughter named Ju Ae. One of those children was seen in footage of celebrations for a national holiday in September.

North Korea has never announced who would follow Kim if he is incapacitated and with few details known about his children, speculation suggests that his sister and loyalists could form a regency until a successor is old enough to take over.

The appearance of the leader's daughter at this event could suggest fourth-generation hereditary succession.