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Bureau 39 : Kim's cash machine.

How is it possible that North Korea, one of the poorest countries on earth finances a nuclear weapons program large enough to challenge the USA? The answer: Bureau 39, a legendary organization nestled deep inside the government apparatus. Its aim is to procure foreign exchange by any means possible...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gierstorfer, Carl (Director), Weis, Sebastian (Director), Chytroschek, Tristan (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Paris, France : Java Films, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, > 1984-
Korea (North) > Politics and government > 2011-
Korea (North) > Economic policy.
Korea (North) > Military policy.
Corée du Nord > Politique et gouvernement > 2011-
Economic policy
Military policy
Politics and government
Korea (North)
Since 2011
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
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Summary:How is it possible that North Korea, one of the poorest countries on earth finances a nuclear weapons program large enough to challenge the USA? The answer: Bureau 39, a legendary organization nestled deep inside the government apparatus. Its aim is to procure foreign exchange by any means possible to provide Kim Jong-un's regime with money. Printing dollars, dealing drugs, smuggling arms, insurance fraud, human trafficking - nothing is too unscrupulous for North Korea's money makers. Years of research have given us unique access to insiders. They reveal how North Korea has been circumventing UN sanctions to finance its nuclear arsenal for decades.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 minutes)
Playing Time:00:58:25