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(galloping)
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NARRATOR:
This is Kim Jong‐un,
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Official YIFY movies site:
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ruler of North Korea.
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He's just 36 years old,
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but he commands the world's
fourth largest military.
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He has nuclear weapons,
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and his family has ruled over
their people using violence
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and terror for over 70 years.
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But Kim is a man torn
between two worlds.
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The traditions of his
brutal communist past,
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and the need to
become a legitimate,
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modern leader.
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LEE: That is his dilemma.
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Am I going to come
out and become a cleaner,
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softer dictator?
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Or am I going to continue
to retain this criminal regime
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that I inherited from my
grandfather and my father?
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And that dilemma,
you know what,
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it could be the end
of the Kim dynasty.
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(applause)
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(cheering)
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NARRATOR: Kim Jong‐un
is only the third man to
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rule North Korea.
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He is following his
grandfather, and father,
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in the role of Supreme Leader.
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They rule over their
people as gods.
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(applause and cheering stop)
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(explosion)
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In the 10th
year of his rule,
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Kim Jong‐un
is at a crossroads.
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He's a dictator with
a decision to make.
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Should he try to drag
North Korea into the
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modern world, and
become a legitimate country,
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but risk losing
his grip on power,
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or should he continue
to run a rogue state,
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like his grandfather
and father before him?
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LEE: If I compare
it to a movie,
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I would say
it's Godfather 3,
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and that's when Michael Corleone
wants to become a
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legitimate businessman
and head of a business
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conglomerate out from the
shadows of the mafia regime
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that he inherited.
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But without the mafia state,
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the Kim regime
would not function.
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Why?
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Because it's under
heavy sanctions,
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the only way that
it can make hard currency
is by illicit trade.
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The North Korean regime
is in many respects
a huge criminal cartel.
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NARRATOR: Guns, drugs,
counterfeit cash,
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and cyber‐crime bring in
an estimated $2 billion
a year for Kim to spend.
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LEE: That's his
personal piggy bank,
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and that is the way
Kim Jong‐un's regime
is sustained.
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NARRATOR: Recently Kim has
shown signs of modernizing.
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He's been stepping
out with his first lady.
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And meeting other
world leaders.
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But in 2017 he was dragged
back into his family business.
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This is his elder
half‐brother, Kim Jong‐nam,
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who was overlooked
for succession.
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He left North Korea
for a quiet life in China.
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Surfacing on camera
from time to time to
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speak out against the regime.
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But then it seemed
Kim Jong‐nam crossed a line.
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FIFIELD: During the course of
my reporting I was told by a
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person with good connections
to the intelligence community
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in the United States that
Kim Jong‐nam had, in fact,
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been an informant to the CIA
and was supplying information
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about Kim Jong‐un to them.
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NARRATOR: These CCTV images
show him meeting
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his suspected handler.
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A fascinated news media
shadowed his every move.
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FIFIELD: He still had very
good connections to the regime,
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so for the CIA to be
able to recruit Kim Jong‐nam
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as an informant and to get
whatever information he had,
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that would have been
a huge deal for them.
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This would also have been
considered very treasonous by
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Kim Jong‐un.
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NARRATOR: It seems the time
had come for Kim to deal with
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his older brother.
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February 13th 2017.
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Kuala Lumpur
International Airport.
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Kim Jong‐un's brother
enters the terminal,
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unaware that two
female assassins are
also at the airport.
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Now, for the first
time on television,
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one of the assassins tells
her full extraordinary story.
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MAN: Camera check.
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NARRATOR: It begins with
her being recruited by a man
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who claimed
to be a TV producer.
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NARRATOR: For months,
Kim Jong‐un's agents groomed
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Siti and another young
woman to ambush unsuspecting
members of the public
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and smother their faces
with cosmetic creams,
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in what they thought were
hidden camera show stunts.
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NARRATOR: Siti's handler
arranges a meeting
a café in the airport.
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There she is to receive
details of the target.
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NARRATOR: This time,
it isn't baby oil,
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but a deadly nerve agent.
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As Kim Jong‐un's brother
heads to his flight,
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the two women make their move.
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NARRATOR: Seeking help,
Kim Jong‐nam heads for the
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airport's medical facility.
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MADDEN: So at this point
Kim Jong‐nam is
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in the infirmary,
and he is behind the door,
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and this is where this
image gets very scary.
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There's a
gentleman in all black,
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walking near this door, okay,
and he's got a rolling suitcase.
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He's checking in to make
sure that Kim Jong‐nam is
receiving medical treatment.
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This is one of the operatives.
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It's a very
elaborate operation,
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it's very old‐school.
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NARRATOR: The operation plays
out like a Cold War spy caper.
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There are lookout men.
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A chemist, to handle
the nerve agent.
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A getaway driver.
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And a team leader,
codenamed Grandpa.
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The young women have no
idea what they've done.
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(applause)
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(sirens)
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They are soon apprehended
by the local Malaysian police.
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(speaking in native language)
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NARRATOR: The trial creates
shock‐waves around the world.
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TEIK: She had been charged
for the most serious
crime in the country,
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the crime of murder.
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For the offense of murder,
there's only one punishment,
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and that is death, by hanging.
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NARRATOR: Soon, the chemist of
the gang is also apprehended.
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He is caught on camera
getting his story straight
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with North Korean
embassy officials.
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NARRATOR: This video evidence
helped to build a picture
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of a ruthless political
assassination.
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Both women were
released after spending
two years in prison.
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NARRATOR: Kim Jong‐un's
troublesome older brother
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was no more.
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PAK: Kim Jong‐un's half‐brother
died in such a terrible,
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humiliating way, on camera,
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and Kim probably was very
pleased that he was able to
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watch all of this.
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NARRATOR: Amid sobering
scenes broadcast
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around the world,
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Kim Jong‐nam's body is
brought back to North Korea.
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It's accompanied by the same
men spotted in the airport on
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the day he was murdered.
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PAK: It was absolutely
to send a message,
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to do it in such a public way,
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to everybody in
North Korea and elsewhere,
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that Kim will find you.
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(applause and cheering)
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NARRATOR:
To understand Kim Jong‐un,
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it's helpful to know
the world he grew up in.
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Deep beneath the
surface of North Korea,
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his father created an
elaborate hidden kingdom that
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his children inhabited.
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MADDEN: North Korea has a
separate parallel geography
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that exists outside of
anything North Korean citizens
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would know about.
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It's a secret network
that includes roads,
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railways and tunnel systems.
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It's a way of
concealing Kim's whereabouts
from spy satellites.
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Currently we're looking
at Kim Jong‐un's
Kangdong VIP complex.
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Kangdong Complex is one
of the favorite complexes
of the Kim family.
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Kim Jong‐un spent a lot
of time there as a child.
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So this is a portal tunnel,
we can see the tunnel entrance.
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As a road that goes
under the Taedong River.
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So what Kim Jong‐un
could do is,
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instead of going
across that bridge,
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he would go through
that tunnel,
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and that tunnel would take
him under the Taedong River,
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into tunnels under mountains,
to some unknown locale,
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and I call it the
"Road to Nowhere".
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NARRATOR: It's believed
there are some 8,000
tunnels in North Korea,
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reaching up to 1,000
feet below the surface.
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Some tunnels are thought
to extend more than 30 miles,
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including an emergency
escape route into China.
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MADDEN: So basically,
Kim Jong‐un can
work in his office,
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take an elevator
to a sub‐basement level,
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get into a small motorcade,
drive underground,
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and that explains a lot
about Kim Jong‐un's personality.
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Kim Jong‐un grew up like that.
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This has been his entire life.
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NARRATOR: The early years
of Kim Jong‐un's childhood
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indoctrinated him in the
ways of the Kim dynasty.
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FIFIELD: Kim Jong‐un
grew up in this extremely
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dysfunctional, paranoid,
secretive family.
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It was impossible
for Kim Jong‐un to be
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a normal child.
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He was named the
Little General.
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He had a real Colt pistol.
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You know, he had real
generals bowing to him.
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NARRATOR: His father
was Kim Jong‐il,
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one of the most notorious
dictators in history.
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A man with a passion
for banquets,
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cognac and Bond movies.
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MADDEN: Kim Jong‐il
was generally paranoid.
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Round this period of
time for Kim Jong‐un,
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there's a lot of restrictions
on his movements and activity,
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and they have to
bring in playmates.
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Well, you'd think they'd
bring in other seven or
eight year old children,
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but you're starting
to talk about 30 or 40
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year old bodyguards.
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And so Kim Jong‐un grows up
very close to his bodyguards,
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because these are
his playmates.
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NARRATOR: Of all
Kim Jong‐il's bodyguards,
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only one is known to
have escaped North Korea.
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NARRATOR: The bodyguard
also remembers the current
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ruler of North Korea.
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NARRATOR: Today Kim Jong‐un
still surrounds himself with
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these bodyguards.
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He has expanded the program,
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adding an elite unit to
handle internal threats.
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MADDEN: The guys
that protect him,
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despite the fact
that they wear suits,
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these people are very similar
to SAS or Navy SEALs in terms
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of their skills and training.
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They inspect his food.
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If you had a sack of rice,
that sack of rice is
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scrutinized and inspected
for any irregular grains,
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and so every bag of rice
is a perfect bag of rice.
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They bring his toilet,
there is a portable toilet,
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because they don't want a
foreign intelligence agency
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getting a hold of his feces
and then analyzing the blood
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contents for whatever
diseases he might have.
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NARRATOR: So Kim Jong‐un's
psychology is deeply rooted in
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his father's
totalitarian regime.
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But there is another
side to Kim's experience,
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his school days in the West.
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(bell ringing)
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Living in the care of his
maternal aunt and uncle,
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Kim Jong‐un attended a
regular public school in Bern.
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KOVACEVIC: My name is
Nikola Kovacevic, and, well,
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I know Kim Jong‐un from
my school in Switzerland.
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So this is pretty much
Un as I remember him,
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wearing a typical sports
outfit, very American.
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He was wearing
Chicago Bulls shirts, shorts,
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and Michael Jordan shoes.
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We were quite
impressed by that.
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We were playing basketball
and Un was looking for
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people to play with.
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I'll never forget
him with a, you know,
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cheeky smile on his face,
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you know,
at the basketball court.
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We pretty much just
played constantly.
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He was very, very passionate.
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You could clearly see
that he wants to win.
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He was very good, very quick.
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He was on a completely
different level than
you might think,
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by looking at
the pictures from today.
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We all liked having
him on our team.
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We did have interesting
chats about North Korea.
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There was one occasion where
I was just asking something
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like, how is it there?
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And I remember him
saying that North Korea
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is very, very advanced.
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It's going to be a big
player in the future.
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You can definitely say that
he was proud of his country.
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FIFIELD: He really enjoyed
kind of the life of being a
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rich kid in Europe.
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He saw NBA games in Paris,
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he went off skiing
in the Swiss Alps.
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NARRATOR: But back
in North Korea there are
changes inside the family.
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Kim Jong‐un's mother
is dying of cancer,
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which means Kim's aunt and
uncle are about to lose their
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connection to the dynasty.
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Fearing they may be cast aside,
they decide to act.
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Slipping out of the house
under cover of darkness,
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his aunt and uncle take
refuge in the US Embassy.
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Claiming political asylum,
they are spirited away to a
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military base in Germany.
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FIFIELD: Kim Jong‐un
was at home.
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They did not say goodbye.
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They left him in the
middle of the night.
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It must have been an extremely
traumatic experience for
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Kim Jong‐un, to be
abandoned like that.
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NARRATOR: After
debriefing by the CIA,
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Kim's aunt and uncle
are given new identities,
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flown to the US,
and vanish from sight.
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FIFIELD: For the past
20 years they have been living
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this completely anonymous
life in middle America,
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running a dry‐cleaners.
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So nobody knows their
true identities.
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NARRATOR: But journalist
Anna Fifield tracked them down
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and arranged a meeting.
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FIFIELD: I did not
expect them to show up,
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and even like that morning
when they called to say they
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were on their way to where
we had agreed to meet,
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you know, I was surprised
when they showed up.
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Kim Jong‐un's aunt
walked into the café,
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like I caught my breath
because she looked exactly
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like her sister,
Kim Jong‐un's mother.
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And I spent the entire
weekend with them,
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talking about
Kim Jong‐un, about,
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you know, what he
was like as a child.
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And they described him
as a normal kid who was a
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little bit misunderstood.
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Quite strange.
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I distinctly remember sitting
on the couch there with them.
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At the time Kim Jong‐un
was launching missiles.
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REPORTER (over TV):
The projectile was fired from
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a 2,000‐ton submarine,
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and South Korean
military officials
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believe the missile's
rocket booster did ignite.
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FIFIELD: There's Kim Jong‐un
in a submarine,
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looking at missiles.
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And the uncle said,
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they never say anything
good about him.
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NARRATOR: Kim Jong‐un
never completes his
studies in Europe.
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Aged 17, he is
recalled to North Korea.
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Within a decade, Kim will
find himself the supreme leader
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of the most repressive
dictatorship on earth.
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FIFIELD: He had
lived in the West,
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he had seen freedom up close,
so when he took over,
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a lot of people thought
that he would be a reformer.
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(speaking in native language).
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FIFIELD: And in fact, early on
in his tenure he stood up and
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he said that North Koreans
would never have to tighten
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their belts again.
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(speaking in native language).
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FIFIELD: So if he wants to
remain in power for decades,
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he can't just hold on
like his father did.
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He really has to show an
improvement in the standard of
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living inside North Korea.
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(speaking in native language).
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NARRATOR: Kim Jong‐un is the
only ruler of North Korea to
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have lived in the West,
and his time in Switzerland
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left its mark on the
supreme leader.
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JEAN LEE: Kim Jong‐un, in
the early years of his rule,
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I saw this desire for his
country to be more worldly,
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for his people to
be more worldly.
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NARRATOR: In 2012, Kim
ordered the construction of a
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ski resort near his
capital, Pyongyang.
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More alpine centers followed,
complete with all the
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apres‐ski perks.
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JEAN LEE: I was one of the
first foreigners to visit.
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A little piece of
Switzerland in North Korea.
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I could see the wheels
turning in Kim Jong‐un's head.
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Around that time there was
a lot of hope and speculation
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that this would be a
moment for a very different
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type of North Korea.
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(excited screaming)
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NARRATOR: Kim builds
his citizens theme parks
and shopping malls,
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all in the name
of North Korea's
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bright economic future.
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PAK: So we see the development
of things like amusement parks,
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high end restaurants,
department stores,
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all of these things are
also part of the Kim brand.
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It's designed to show his
people that Kim is going to
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move the country forward.
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NARRATOR: In the drive
to re‐brand his kingdom,
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Kim has an ally,
his celebrity wife.
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FIFIELD: Ri Sol‐ju was a
famous singer in North Korea.
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She would be instantly
recognizable to any
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North Korean who's
ever watched TV.
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(singing in native language).
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NARRATOR: In 2018 Kim changes
his wife's official title from
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Comrade to First Lady.
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FIFIELD: She has a
very distinct role.
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She's very much like the
Kate Middleton of North Korea.
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She is there to
humanize her husband,
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but also the two of them
together are supposed to be a
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kind of modern,
aspirational couple.
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They're showing the
future of North Korea.
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NARRATOR: Leading North Korea
into the future presents Kim
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with another challenge.
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In a digital age, shaped by
the internet and social media,
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Kim is under pressure
to ensure his people
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aren't left behind.
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JEAN LEE: If he's going to
rule for decades to come,
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he has to build
his loyalty base.
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He wants to woo
his generation.
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So he started experimenting
with internet access,
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expanding cell phone access.
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Those were all monumental
changes for a country
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like North Korea.
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NARRATOR: Recently
Kim has gone further,
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authorizing North Korea's
very own social media stars.
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JEAN LEE: They even have
their own influencers now.
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JEAN LEE:
What they are portraying
is a socialist fairyland.
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It's just absolutely amazing.
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And it's so
carefully cultivated.
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JEAN LEE: Their role is to
seduce people to fall in love
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with the country.
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It's a smart strategy.
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But on the other hand, access
to information is one of the
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most dangerous things for
a leader like Kim Jong‐un,
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because if people see what life
is like outside North Korea,
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the illusion could be broken.
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And that of course,
for Kim Jong‐un,
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is terrifying.
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(cheering)
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NARRATOR: For 75 years the
Kim family has relied on
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strength and terror
for their survival.
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As Kim Jong‐un attempts
to transform himself from
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god‐like tyrant to an
approachable human leader,
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he needs back‐up within
the family to maintain the
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dynasty's grip on power.
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But who can he rely on?
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MADDEN: Around 2001,
Kim Jong‐un's father takes
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a train across Russia.
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The Russian ambassador's
having conversations with him
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and he asks him
about succession,
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and he asked Kim Jong‐il,
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who are your favorites
as successor?
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And Kim Jong‐il said,
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"Well my sons are
all idle blockheads."
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Okay, "It's my daughters that
have the heart and intellect and
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mindset to be in politics."
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NARRATOR: Born four years
after Kim Jong‐un, in 1988
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Kim Yo‐jong is nicknamed
"The Sweet Princess".
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Until the death of
her father in 2011,
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Kim Yo‐jong's existence was
a closely guarded secret,
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even inside North Korea.
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MADDEN:
After Kim Jong‐il died,
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with the succession
of her brother,
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there was probably
a conversation,
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do you want to do this?
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Do you want to be
involved in the nitty‐gritty
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of North Korean politics?
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Some people don't have the
ice in their veins to do it.
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Some people do.
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She said yes, and that's
where we find ourselves today.
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NARRATOR: Quietly,
Kim Yo‐jong rose through the
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ranks to become her
brother's propaganda chief.
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In 2018,
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he deployed his sister on
her first foreign assignment,
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a mission inside
enemy territory.
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FIFIELD: It was a really huge
occasion when Kim Yo‐jong
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arrived into South Korea,
because she was the only
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member of the Kim family who
had arrived in the south since
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the Korean War ended in 1953.
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So, it was a really big deal.
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NARRATOR: The occasion
was the Winter Olympics,
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dubbed the "Peace Olympics",
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as athletes from North
and South Korea competed
together for the first time.
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FIFIELD: There was an ice
hockey game where the two
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Korean teams joined
together as one,
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and she was in the stands,
in the VIP section.
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I was able to walk down
to see her in the flesh.
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She was very kind
of enigmatic.
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She always had this kind of
sphinx‐like smile on her face.
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She said very little, so
she became a real object of
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fascination at that time
amongst South Koreans.
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NARRATOR: But Kim's sister
hasn't just come south of the
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border to show face.
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With the eyes of
the world on her,
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she opens peace talks with
the South Korean leadership.
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Kim Yo‐jong is
becoming indispensable
to the family firm.
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MADDEN: She is the one
that approves all the media,
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in press and writing
that comes out in English
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in North Korea.
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Any piece of paper and any
email that gets directed to
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Kim Jong‐un, is most
likely viewed by her.
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And that's a critical
thing to have.
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NARRATOR: The Sweet Princess
isn't only Kim Jong‐un's
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right‐hand woman.
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Recently she's become a
deadly player in her own right.
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MADDEN: I believe there are
people that have been shot on
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the orders of Kim Yo‐jong.
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That's Kim Yo‐jong's psychology.
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She's a shark.
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♪ ♪
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NARRATOR: In a sign
of her growing power,
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in 2020 Kim Jong‐un
promotes his sister
over his own generals,
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to the highest
level of the Politburo.
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GARLAUSKAS: Kim Yo‐jong's
prominence has dramatically
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increased in 2020.
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The thing that's most
striking is she's gone from a
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role of being in the background,
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to actually being a
voice of the regime.
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NARRATOR: Kim's sister
goes on the attack,
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threatening South Korean
activists who continue to drop
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propaganda leaflets
over the border.
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GARLAUSKAS: She is the only
individual who has been able
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to put out a personal opinion
in North Korean state media.
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Even the leader himself very
rarely is going to express any
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sort of personal opinion.
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This means that
she has a unique,
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special and privileged role
in the North Korean regime.
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NARRATOR: Amid rising tensions
between North and South Korea,
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in June 2020, Kim Yo‐jong
sends South Korea a message.
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(explosion)
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Blowing up the government
complex used for talks between
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the two sides.
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REPORTER (over TV): Korean
experts say the explosion was
487
00:40:24,026 --> 00:40:26,728
designed to cement the growing
power of Pyongyang's leader
488
00:40:26,728 --> 00:40:29,264
Kim Jong‐un's younger
sister, Kim Yo‐jong.
489
00:40:29,898 --> 00:40:32,634
In recent years state media
has referred to her as a
490
00:40:32,634 --> 00:40:35,537
central party cadre,
indicating her tightening
491
00:40:35,537 --> 00:40:37,139
grip on power.
492
00:40:37,139 --> 00:40:39,541
This year she took over
some of her brother's roles
493
00:40:39,541 --> 00:40:41,710
in party affairs and
foreign relations.
494
00:40:41,710 --> 00:40:44,146
Sources suggest she is
now the real power‐holder
495
00:40:44,146 --> 00:40:46,949
in Pyongyang.
496
00:40:49,952 --> 00:40:51,954
GARLAUSKAS:
Now she is continually,
497
00:40:51,954 --> 00:40:55,223
even outside of her
actual rank and position,
498
00:40:55,223 --> 00:40:58,260
bashing South Korea
and the United States.
499
00:41:01,129 --> 00:41:04,099
This is a role that
normally is reserved only
500
00:41:04,099 --> 00:41:05,500
for the supreme leader.
501
00:41:07,869 --> 00:41:10,272
It's classic
North Korean provocation.
502
00:41:14,576 --> 00:41:20,148
♪ ♪
503
00:41:24,019 --> 00:41:28,090
NARRATOR: It seems
Kim is on his way to
resolving his dilemma,
504
00:41:28,323 --> 00:41:31,893
how to modernize the country
without losing control.
505
00:41:34,196 --> 00:41:35,797
The answer?
506
00:41:35,797 --> 00:41:38,200
A dual dictatorship.
507
00:41:40,435 --> 00:41:44,506
His sister keeps order with
the traditional tools, fear,
508
00:41:45,107 --> 00:41:47,442
aggression and discipline.
509
00:41:48,443 --> 00:41:52,247
While Kim reinvents
himself as a modern politician
510
00:41:52,247 --> 00:41:54,683
with a kinder, gentler image.
511
00:41:56,184 --> 00:41:57,686
MADDEN: We have to remember,
512
00:41:57,686 --> 00:41:59,721
when we're talking
about Kim Jong‐un,
513
00:41:59,721 --> 00:42:03,058
his main aspiration
and his main focus as a leader
514
00:42:03,058 --> 00:42:05,894
right now, is resetting the
North Korean political system
515
00:42:05,894 --> 00:42:08,897
so that he becomes
more above the fray,
516
00:42:09,331 --> 00:42:12,300
and doesn't necessarily
have to sign off on any
517
00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:14,870
individual public execution.
518
00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:21,410
YOUNG‐GUK: Kim Jong‐un does
not want to be seen as a
519
00:42:21,410 --> 00:42:24,746
person who criticizes and
bad‐mouths other leaders.
520
00:42:25,847 --> 00:42:28,617
So he leaves the dirty
work in some respects
521
00:42:28,617 --> 00:42:31,586
for Kim Yo‐jong to do.
522
00:42:32,054 --> 00:42:33,955
MADDEN: Kim Yo‐jong
is the bad cop.
523
00:42:33,955 --> 00:42:37,292
Kim Jong‐un gets to look
like a cool‐headed leader.
524
00:42:39,795 --> 00:42:43,565
NARRATOR: But in his bid
to secure the dynasty
and hang onto power,
525
00:42:43,865 --> 00:42:46,868
Kim is only halfway
to the summit.
526
00:42:47,536 --> 00:42:51,440
To transform North Korea
into a truly modern society,
527
00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:54,743
he must step onto the
global stage and bring an
528
00:42:54,743 --> 00:42:59,214
end to seven
decades of isolation
from the outside world.
529
00:43:19,101 --> 00:43:24,673
(speaking in native language).
530
00:43:31,546 --> 00:43:33,014
NARRATOR: Early in his rule,
531
00:43:33,014 --> 00:43:36,251
Kim Jong‐un wiped
out his enemies,
532
00:43:36,918 --> 00:43:39,588
then supercharged
his nuclear arsenal.
533
00:43:42,724 --> 00:43:45,427
But Kim's greatest
challenge lies ahead.
534
00:43:47,195 --> 00:43:49,097
The world is changing.
535
00:43:49,097 --> 00:43:51,700
To survive,
Kim must change with it,
536
00:43:51,700 --> 00:43:54,503
and bring his country
into the modern age.
537
00:43:56,238 --> 00:43:57,873
REPORTER (over TV):
More provocations from the
538
00:43:57,873 --> 00:43:59,307
rogue nation of North Korea,
539
00:43:59,307 --> 00:44:01,076
as new reports
surface that Pyongyang
540
00:44:01,076 --> 00:44:03,645
is preparing for its
next nuclear test.
541
00:44:04,112 --> 00:44:05,647
REPORTER 2 (over TV):
North Korea is showing the
542
00:44:05,647 --> 00:44:08,416
world its new intercontinental
ballistic missile.
543
00:44:09,217 --> 00:44:10,986
REPORTER 3 (over TV): This
comes after President Trump
544
00:44:10,986 --> 00:44:13,155
said a major conflict with
North Korea is possible.
545
00:44:14,523 --> 00:44:17,425
TRUMP (over PA):
Little Rocket Man.
546
00:44:17,692 --> 00:44:22,464
We can't have madmen
out there shooting rockets
all over the place.
547
00:44:26,968 --> 00:44:29,104
(countdown)
548
00:44:31,273 --> 00:44:32,374
(explosion)
549
00:44:40,282 --> 00:44:43,552
NARRATOR: In 2017,
Kim Jong‐un achieved his
550
00:44:43,552 --> 00:44:46,655
family's longstanding ambition.
551
00:44:47,055 --> 00:44:49,391
Developing a nuclear
missile capable of striking
552
00:44:49,391 --> 00:44:52,093
North Korea's mortal enemy,
553
00:44:52,327 --> 00:44:54,596
the United States.
554
00:45:03,872 --> 00:45:05,440
PAK: My name is Jung Pak,
555
00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:08,443
I used to work at
the CIA on Korea issues.
556
00:45:09,344 --> 00:45:11,613
The premier product
that we would produce,
557
00:45:11,613 --> 00:45:14,149
is the President's daily brief,
which I wrote often.
558
00:45:16,518 --> 00:45:20,188
The toughest part is
leadership intentions.
559
00:45:23,358 --> 00:45:25,493
When it comes to what's
in somebody's mind,
560
00:45:25,493 --> 00:45:28,029
that is the most difficult part.
561
00:45:28,263 --> 00:45:32,834
I spent my entire
career trying to crawl
inside Kim Jong‐un's head.
562
00:45:33,835 --> 00:45:37,873
What we learned is that,
not only was he an apt student
563
00:45:37,873 --> 00:45:40,508
of the legacy of his
grandfather and father,
564
00:45:40,508 --> 00:45:43,845
but that he was also bigger,
badder and bolder in terms of
565
00:45:43,845 --> 00:45:46,281
how aggressive he was.
566
00:45:52,120 --> 00:45:55,156
The missiles and his weapons
are now more powerful,
567
00:45:55,156 --> 00:45:57,626
more dangerous, more reliable,
and more mobile,
568
00:45:58,460 --> 00:46:00,795
and that's what makes
North Korea under Kim Jong‐un
569
00:46:00,795 --> 00:46:04,366
a much scarier place and a
much scarier adversary.
570
00:46:11,039 --> 00:46:13,608
NARRATOR: But Kim
has a problem.
571
00:46:14,309 --> 00:46:16,444
Cut off from the
outside world,
572
00:46:16,444 --> 00:46:18,647
his country's economy
is on its knees.
573
00:46:20,582 --> 00:46:23,351
JEAN LEE: North Korea
has been facing US sanctions
since the Korean War,
574
00:46:24,185 --> 00:46:25,987
and they've just
gotten progressively
575
00:46:25,987 --> 00:46:27,889
tougher and tougher.
576
00:46:28,823 --> 00:46:31,493
So it's a real struggle,
I think,
577
00:46:31,493 --> 00:46:34,863
for Kim Jong‐un to push
his country forward.
578
00:46:36,298 --> 00:46:39,401
This is a country that
has chronic food shortage,
579
00:46:39,401 --> 00:46:41,670
is isolated from
the outside world.
580
00:46:41,670 --> 00:46:45,006
Kim Jong‐un knows that in
the long run it's untenable
581
00:46:45,607 --> 00:46:48,109
for him to provide
for his people.
582
00:46:49,344 --> 00:46:51,980
NARRATOR: To bring his
country into the modern age and
583
00:46:51,980 --> 00:46:54,049
maintain his grip on power,
584
00:46:55,150 --> 00:46:56,885
Kim must lift the US‐led
585
00:46:56,885 --> 00:46:59,321
sanctions banning
international trade
586
00:46:59,321 --> 00:47:01,456
with North Korea.
587
00:47:05,593 --> 00:47:08,330
In 2018, he makes
his opening move.
588
00:47:09,864 --> 00:47:13,201
PRESIDENT TRUMP (over PA):
On June 12th in Singapore,
589
00:47:13,735 --> 00:47:17,939
I'll be meeting with
Kim Jong‐un to pursue a
590
00:47:17,939 --> 00:47:21,309
future of peace and security
for the world,
591
00:47:22,010 --> 00:47:23,979
for the whole world.
592
00:47:32,854 --> 00:47:34,556
NARRATOR: In 2018,
593
00:47:34,556 --> 00:47:38,026
Kim leaves Korea for only
the third time as leader,
594
00:47:38,326 --> 00:47:42,230
for an historic meeting with
President Trump in Singapore.
595
00:47:51,206 --> 00:47:54,709
(cheering and
overlapping chatter)
596
00:48:02,384 --> 00:48:03,852
JEAN LEE: The
Singapore summit,
597
00:48:03,852 --> 00:48:06,688
it really was his big
debut internationally.
598
00:48:08,089 --> 00:48:10,458
Kim Jong‐un's coming out.
599
00:48:11,159 --> 00:48:13,395
Those were incredible scenes.
600
00:48:22,704 --> 00:48:26,007
I think that's a very
telling example of the image
601
00:48:26,007 --> 00:48:28,676
that he wants to
portray to his people.
602
00:48:29,911 --> 00:48:34,382
He's saying, actually I'm
very charming, I'm funny,
603
00:48:35,083 --> 00:48:37,886
I'm flexible and spontaneous
and it's completely the
604
00:48:37,886 --> 00:48:40,722
reverse of what
we may have thought of the
605
00:48:40,722 --> 00:48:43,091
North Korean leader.
606
00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:55,270
NARRATOR: In Singapore,
North Korea's reclusive
607
00:48:55,270 --> 00:48:59,107
dictator takes his first
steps on the world stage.
608
00:49:12,220 --> 00:49:15,190
BOLTON: I'm John Bolton, I was
a National Security Advisor
609
00:49:15,190 --> 00:49:16,658
for President Trump.
610
00:49:17,058 --> 00:49:20,095
For me, it was almost
surreal to think that this
611
00:49:20,095 --> 00:49:22,163
was actually happening.
612
00:49:22,897 --> 00:49:26,267
A mistake in my view,
but it was a historic first.
613
00:49:36,744 --> 00:49:40,615
(camera shutters clicking)
614
00:49:58,867 --> 00:50:01,569
BOLTON: It was very clear
in the meeting that Kim was
615
00:50:01,569 --> 00:50:04,072
very much in control.
616
00:50:04,072 --> 00:50:06,374
He was observing
Trump very carefully.
617
00:50:06,975 --> 00:50:11,746
(speaking in native language).
618
00:50:12,514 --> 00:50:14,616
BOLTON: Early in the
meeting Kim asked Trump,
619
00:50:14,616 --> 00:50:16,551
What do you think of me?'
620
00:50:18,086 --> 00:50:19,821
Just testing people like that,
621
00:50:19,821 --> 00:50:22,357
that shows a
level of confidence.
622
00:50:23,558 --> 00:50:24,893
I mean, what do
you think of me,
623
00:50:24,893 --> 00:50:26,528
is an invitation to say,
624
00:50:26,528 --> 00:50:29,931
you're a tyrannical dictator
oppressing 25 million people,
625
00:50:29,931 --> 00:50:31,966
and I don't a trust
a word you say.
626
00:50:32,300 --> 00:50:33,735
That would've been
an accurate answer,
627
00:50:33,735 --> 00:50:35,870
but it could've been
a meeting stopper.
628
00:50:36,171 --> 00:50:37,472
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank
you very much everybody.
629
00:50:37,472 --> 00:50:39,474
Thank you.
630
00:50:42,777 --> 00:50:44,479
REPORTER: How's the
meeting going so far, sir?
631
00:50:45,914 --> 00:50:47,248
BOLTON: But of course,
632
00:50:47,248 --> 00:50:49,450
Trump gave him
a very glowing review,
633
00:50:49,450 --> 00:50:51,686
he was smart and
so on and so forth.
634
00:50:52,287 --> 00:50:54,022
REPORTER: Any progress
Mr. President?
635
00:50:54,022 --> 00:50:56,090
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Excellent
relationship, thank you.
636
00:50:56,925 --> 00:50:58,726
Thank you very much.
637
00:51:04,899 --> 00:51:07,702
NARRATOR: Kim comes prepared
with a strategy for dealing
638
00:51:07,702 --> 00:51:09,537
with the American President.
639
00:51:17,178 --> 00:51:19,514
JEAN LEE: There's a kind of
magic that can happen when
640
00:51:19,514 --> 00:51:21,683
these two leaders
get together.
641
00:51:22,550 --> 00:51:26,554
And I have to say, what I saw,
it looked like a bromance.
642
00:51:34,495 --> 00:51:38,132
The North Koreans studied
whatever they could to try to
643
00:51:38,132 --> 00:51:40,268
understand how
President Trumps thinks.
644
00:51:44,672 --> 00:51:47,375
His psychology,
how to flatter him.
645
00:51:48,209 --> 00:51:49,844
And actually, the
North Koreans know how to do
646
00:51:49,844 --> 00:51:52,513
that very‐very well.
647
00:51:55,783 --> 00:51:58,987
Kim Jong‐un sent
an envoy with a massive
handwritten letter.
648
00:52:00,355 --> 00:52:02,590
North Korea is very
old school in a sense.
649
00:52:03,625 --> 00:52:06,027
They're not gonna send
email attachments,
650
00:52:06,027 --> 00:52:07,495
they're very formal.
651
00:52:07,495 --> 00:52:09,998
It was something that
charmed President Trump that
652
00:52:09,998 --> 00:52:12,200
he got this massive,
handwritten letter.
653
00:52:22,243 --> 00:52:26,080
BOLTON: It was kind of
a rambling conversation.
654
00:52:26,714 --> 00:52:30,251
I was mostly worried that
Trump not give away too much.
655
00:52:30,251 --> 00:52:35,123
But there was discussion
about joint South
Korean‐US war games,
656
00:52:36,090 --> 00:52:38,960
as Trump called them,
which he agreed to give up.
657
00:52:39,861 --> 00:52:42,697
It was a concession
to Kim that none of us on the
658
00:52:42,697 --> 00:52:44,699
US side knew was coming.
659
00:52:44,966 --> 00:52:46,701
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Okay.
660
00:52:49,170 --> 00:52:51,406
BOLTON: It obviously
made Kim very happy.
661
00:52:51,406 --> 00:52:53,775
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you
very much, that's fantastic.
662
00:52:54,909 --> 00:52:57,478
PRESIDENT TRUMP (over PA):
I was really being tough
and so was he.
663
00:52:57,478 --> 00:52:59,280
And we would go
back and forth,
664
00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:01,516
and then we fell in love okay?
665
00:53:02,350 --> 00:53:03,618
No really.
666
00:53:03,618 --> 00:53:07,355
He wrote me beautiful letters,
and they're great letters.
667
00:53:07,355 --> 00:53:08,656
We fell in love.
668
00:53:25,139 --> 00:53:27,942
(cheering)
669
00:53:27,942 --> 00:53:30,178
NARRATOR: Kim had begun
to reinvent himself as a
670
00:53:30,178 --> 00:53:32,513
legitimate world leader.
671
00:53:32,747 --> 00:53:35,917
He returns to his
people a conquering hero.
672
00:53:37,118 --> 00:53:40,054
JEAN LEE: The United States is
North Korea's chief adversary.
673
00:53:40,054 --> 00:53:42,990
It is the central enemy.
674
00:53:46,561 --> 00:53:52,367
So if Kim can stand
shoulder to shoulder
with the US President,
675
00:53:52,367 --> 00:53:55,136
that is, of itself,
a kind of victory.
676
00:54:08,282 --> 00:54:10,385
JEAN LEE: Kim Jong‐un
can tell his people,
677
00:54:10,385 --> 00:54:13,988
we are taken seriously
by the most powerful leader
678
00:54:13,988 --> 00:54:16,457
in the world.
679
00:54:20,628 --> 00:54:25,700
(cheering)
680
00:54:33,508 --> 00:54:37,044
(sirens)
681
00:54:37,545 --> 00:54:39,480
FIFIELD: During
the course of 2018,
682
00:54:39,480 --> 00:54:44,218
Kim Jong‐un has proven
himself to be very savvy and
683
00:54:44,218 --> 00:54:47,288
calculating in the way he has
dealt with the outside world.
684
00:54:48,089 --> 00:54:50,558
Luring Donald Trump out.
685
00:54:51,926 --> 00:54:55,196
Kim Jong‐un kind of set
off a race to meet him.
686
00:54:55,463 --> 00:54:57,999
Xi Jinping in China.
687
00:54:57,999 --> 00:55:00,468
Nobody wanted to be left out.
688
00:55:02,069 --> 00:55:05,540
We suddenly saw this huge
flurry of summits taking place
689
00:55:05,540 --> 00:55:08,443
and it seemed like
all of the leaders wanted to
690
00:55:08,443 --> 00:55:10,411
meet with Kim Jong‐un.
691
00:55:13,915 --> 00:55:16,851
LEE: North Korea is a
very impoverished country,
692
00:55:16,851 --> 00:55:18,820
but it has nuclear weapons.
693
00:55:18,820 --> 00:55:21,689
Kim Jong‐un can blow up half
the planet if he chooses to,
694
00:55:22,457 --> 00:55:24,091
in a major war.
695
00:55:24,091 --> 00:55:28,196
And that's what gives him a
huge leverage that otherwise
696
00:55:28,196 --> 00:55:29,964
he would never have.
697
00:55:32,300 --> 00:55:35,970
When he met Putin in Russia,
Putin is very famous for
698
00:55:35,970 --> 00:55:39,106
meeting leaders across
the world, very‐very late.
699
00:55:41,776 --> 00:55:44,312
Well, in Vladivostok,
it was Putin who waited
700
00:55:44,312 --> 00:55:46,781
for Kim Jong‐un.
701
00:55:47,215 --> 00:55:49,717
He wants to show the
world that you know what,
702
00:55:49,717 --> 00:55:53,154
even between friends,
we have the upper hand.
703
00:55:59,126 --> 00:56:02,997
NARRATOR: But opening his
secretive Hermit Kingdom
to the outside world,
704
00:56:03,264 --> 00:56:05,967
carries dangers
for Kim Jong‐un.
705
00:56:08,536 --> 00:56:11,439
At the start of his rule,
he encouraged foreigners to
706
00:56:11,439 --> 00:56:14,375
set up businesses in
special trading zones near
707
00:56:14,375 --> 00:56:16,911
the Chinese border.
708
00:56:18,279 --> 00:56:20,681
One of the first
outsiders to arrive,
709
00:56:20,681 --> 00:56:24,886
was South Korean‐born
US citizen, Kim Dong‐chul.
710
00:58:00,748 --> 00:58:03,184
NARRATOR: It's believed
Kim Dong‐chul passed secrets
711
00:58:03,184 --> 00:58:05,720
to the CIA for four years.
712
00:58:06,988 --> 00:58:10,157
Before he was betrayed by
an informant and arrested.
713
00:58:20,935 --> 00:58:24,505
Kim Jong‐un makes a very
public example of his captive.
714
00:59:21,962 --> 00:59:26,133
NARRATOR:
The agent was sentenced
to ten years hard labor.
715
00:59:26,467 --> 00:59:29,336
He had become a pawn in an
international chess game
716
00:59:29,336 --> 00:59:31,539
between Kim and the West.
717
00:59:34,275 --> 00:59:35,776
Two years later,
718
00:59:35,776 --> 00:59:38,446
Kim meets with US
hostage negotiators to
719
00:59:38,446 --> 00:59:41,115
build on
his warming relationship
with President Trump.
720
00:59:44,852 --> 00:59:45,953
REPORTER (over TV):
And we do have breaking
news right now.
721
00:59:46,454 --> 00:59:49,657
President Trump Tweeting
moments ago that three
detained Americans
722
00:59:49,657 --> 00:59:52,793
have been released
from North Korea.
723
01:00:47,481 --> 01:00:49,416
NARRATOR: In
releasing his hostages,
724
01:00:49,416 --> 01:00:53,854
Kim Jong‐un
bolsters his image as a
modern civilized leader,
725
01:00:54,388 --> 01:00:57,057
and buys credit with
President Trump.
726
01:00:57,792 --> 01:01:02,563
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I want to
thank Kim Jong‐un who really
727
01:01:02,563 --> 01:01:06,100
was excellent to these
three incredible people.
728
01:01:07,568 --> 01:01:11,071
I really think he wants to
do something and bring that
729
01:01:11,071 --> 01:01:13,574
country into the real world.
730
01:01:18,012 --> 01:01:20,748
NARRATOR: February 2019.
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Kim Jong‐un sets out
on a 2,500 mile journey.
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The destination, Vietnam,
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and a second crucial
meeting with President Trump.
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The prize...
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Winning a deal to lift
the economic sanctions
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crippling his country.
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FIFIELD:
When he went to Hanoi,
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I think he felt
very confident.
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He very unusually
announced through the
state media in North Korea,
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that this summit
was going to happen,
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that he thought this was all
going to go very well for him.
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LEE: You know the
stakes were very, very high.
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From Kim Jong‐un's side,
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he wanted to
show his people that
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you know what?
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I will make peace
with Donald Trump.
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I will be the one
North Korean leader
who shakes hands
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and signs a deal
with the US President.
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That was the promise
Kim Jong‐un made as he left
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the train station in Pyongyang.
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NARRATOR: On the first
night of the summit,
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the two leaders
meet for a dinner
of North Korean steak,
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served well
done for Trump,
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and rare for Kim.
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JEAN LEE: So this was the
dinner before the summit,
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the night before.
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Kim Jong‐un looks very
comfortable and confident
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and he must have
put on a bit of a show.
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President Trump relayed
a story that Kim Jong‐un
told about how, yeah,
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he executed his uncle
and then displayed
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his head for the rest to see.
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In this day and age,
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to see that
kind of brutality,
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very much like the
heads of those beheaded
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by Henry VIII,
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were stuck outside
the Tower of London.
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REPORTER: Have you exchanged
very interesting dialogue
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Mr. President in
the last 30 minutes?
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well if you
could've heard that dialogue,
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well you would pay for
that dialogue wouldn't you.
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LEE: I think it goes to show
that Kim Jong‐un, deep inside,
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wanted to reach out to
Donald Trump in a way that
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no other leader had
reached out to Donald Trump.
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Which is, you know
what Mr. President,
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let's talk about raw power.
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I will tell you
what raw power is.
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I will give you an example
of what I did to my uncle.
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Donald Trump
respects raw power,
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and that's what Kim Jong‐un
wanted to emphasize.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP:
There were a lot of great
ideas being thrown about.
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I think very importantly,
the relationship is you know,
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just very strong.
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NARRATOR: With the dinner
table talk out of the way,
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the two leaders get
down to business.
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REPORTER (over TV): Analysts
say there is considerable
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pressure on both
Trump and Kim Jong‐un,
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to come up with a more
substantive deal than the one
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they struck in Singapore.
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Kim desperately needs
sanctions to be lifted.
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Trump has gotta come back with
something more substantive
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than they got in June.
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TRANSLATOR: If I'm not
willing to do that,
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I won't be here right now.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: Good answer.
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JEAN LEE: The North Koreans
estimated that President Trump
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needed a foreign
policy victory,
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and that they
would sign a deal.
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Kim Jong‐un thought
it was a sure thing.
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So, they got down to the nitty
gritty of this nuclear deal.
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But it can quickly go sour.
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NARRATOR: In his
opening gambit,
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Kim offers a limited deal.
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To shut down North Korea's
largest nuclear testing site,
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in return for the complete
lifting of all sanctions.
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BOLTON: Trump was not prepared
to make a partial deal.
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He was prepared to
make only the big deal,
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which is the complete
elimination of North Korea's
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nuclear weapons program.
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But Kim kept pressing
for his more limited deal.
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Like many communist
negotiators,
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he's very good
at saying the same thing
over and over again.
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The Germans have
a word for it,
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they call it Sizfleisch'
and it means exactly
what it sounds like,
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that he'd just be
prepared to sit there
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for as long as it took.
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So Trump and Kim went
around and around.
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We could see the frustration
that Kim felt that he wasn't
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getting through.
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So there came a point where
kind of a silence descended on
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the room and lasted.
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And it was at that point,
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I think everybody realized,
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this meeting is really over.
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REPORTER (over TV):
Astonishing!
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The second summit between
the US and North Korea is over.
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REPORTER 2 (over TV):
The headline here, no deal!
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REPORTER 3 (over TV):
The two leaders'
motorcades roared
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away from the summit site
within minutes of each other.
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TRUMP (over TV):
Sometimes you have to walk.
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FIFIELD: They literally left
their lunch on the table in
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Hanoi, and went off back to
their respective capitals.
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So, I think it was
a miscalculation.
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LEE: Kim Jong‐un was very,
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very sure he could
reach a deal in Hanoi.
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So, on the long train
ride back to North Korea,
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Kim Jong‐un must
have asked himself,
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who am I going to
blame for this failure?
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Who will be the person
who will fall by the sword?
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FIFIELD: Kim Jong‐un
was very angry.
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He lost face in that
he didn't have a deal.
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He left empty‐handed,
and that has increased the
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pressure on Kim Jong‐un since.
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NARRATOR: Failure to
reach a deal with Trump,
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is a major setback in Kim's
bid to normalize his regime.
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At least three of
his officials are thought
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to have been executed or
purged as punishment.
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Kim was returning to the
system of terror that has
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sustained his dynasty
for three generations.
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(birds squawking)
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♪ ♪
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LEE: In North Korea,
the border is not just solid.
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It is highly impenetrable.
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Except for the joint security
area where there is no fence.
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01:08:56,503 --> 01:08:58,939
LEE: A North Korean soldier
called Oh Chong‐song,
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a top soldier in the
Korean People's Army,
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stationed right along
the 38th parallel.
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Only the crème de la crème
are posted along the border.
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But he dashed across the
line running for his life.
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He was shot at by
North Korean guards.
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♪ ♪
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NARRATOR: As the
North Korean soldier lies
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wounded in the
demilitarized zone,
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which separates
North and South Korea,
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troops stage a rescue attempt.
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♪ ♪
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01:10:27,160 --> 01:10:29,996
LEE: He was
miraculously saved.
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He was then taken by
helicopter to a Korean hospital.
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It was discovered that there
were many worms in his body.
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He was healthy
soldier who got the best
treatment in North Korea,
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but he was still suffering
from malnutrition.
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01:10:45,312 --> 01:10:47,214
And this was a shock
to many people who were
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watching what's happening
in North Korea.
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01:10:52,018 --> 01:10:54,287
This particular video must
have shown Kim Jong‐un,
874
01:10:54,287 --> 01:10:57,190
that security along
the border was paramount,
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01:10:57,190 --> 01:11:00,427
because even the most
trusted lieutenants were ready
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to jump ship.
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01:11:03,964 --> 01:11:06,833
I think Kim Jong‐un would've
been very angry at the
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Generals who allowed this
to happen under their watch.
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And I'm sure they were
reprimanded and imprisoned,
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01:11:13,206 --> 01:11:15,976
or even you know, even
worse punishment for this.
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NARRATOR: To clamp down on
a rising tide of defectors,
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Kim has increased border
security and threatened
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would‐be traitors with
severe punishments.
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But the dictator remains
torn between his allegiance
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to the family dynasty and
the pull of his teenage years
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in the democratic West.
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01:11:41,768 --> 01:11:43,904
Shortly after he took power,
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01:11:43,904 --> 01:11:46,440
he tracked down an
old friend in Europe.
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LEE: When you've spent
your most formative years in
a very westernized country,
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studying in Switzerland
as a teenager,
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01:13:24,771 --> 01:13:28,008
that will stick with you,
it's this nostalgia.
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01:13:46,092 --> 01:13:49,162
LEE: He will never be able
to have the life back again,
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01:13:49,162 --> 01:13:52,265
but if he invites
his childhood friend to
come back to North Korea,
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01:13:52,265 --> 01:13:56,202
it's like satisfying
a part of his life,
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that he yearns for,
but he can never replay.
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01:14:52,759 --> 01:14:54,194
♪ ♪
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NARRATOR: Kim's two meetings
with the US President,
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had failed
to deliver a deal on
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North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
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In June 2019,
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Trump rekindles
the bromance.
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01:15:06,840 --> 01:15:08,041
REPORTER (over TV):
President Trump touching down
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01:15:08,041 --> 01:15:10,510
in South Korea
just a short while ago,
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after having extended
an apparently impromptu
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invitation to the
leader of North Korea.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP:
I just put out a feeler,
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01:15:18,885 --> 01:15:20,620
'cause I don't know
where he is right now,
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01:15:20,620 --> 01:15:22,022
he may not be in North Korea.
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01:15:22,022 --> 01:15:24,324
But I said if Chairman Kim
would wanna meet,
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01:15:24,324 --> 01:15:26,259
I'll be at the border at Sidley.
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01:15:26,259 --> 01:15:28,662
We seem to get along very well.
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01:15:33,667 --> 01:15:36,269
KARL: The meeting at the
DMZ was entirely impromptu.
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01:15:39,205 --> 01:15:43,643
He tweets an invitation to the
North Korean dictator to meet.
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01:15:45,378 --> 01:15:48,615
And North Koreans finally
do respond and Donald Trump
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01:15:48,615 --> 01:15:52,185
marveled that
apparently Kim Jong‐un
follows me on Twitter.
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♪ ♪
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01:16:15,008 --> 01:16:17,277
JEAN LEE: After the breakdown
of the talks in Hanoi,
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Kim Jong‐un desperately
wants and needs the opportunity
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01:16:21,314 --> 01:16:24,584
to meet again
with President Trump.
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01:16:27,020 --> 01:16:31,157
Kim Jong‐un needed some
imagery to tell his people
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01:16:31,157 --> 01:16:33,293
things are fine,
we're still friends,
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01:16:33,293 --> 01:16:35,795
I've got it under control.
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01:16:37,330 --> 01:16:42,736
The North Koreans would have
loved imagery of Kim Jong‐un
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01:16:42,736 --> 01:16:45,572
slowly making his way
to the demarcation line.
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01:16:47,340 --> 01:16:49,743
President Trump was
there more quickly,
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clearly more anxious to cross
over to the North Korean side,
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01:16:52,312 --> 01:16:54,214
they would've loved that.
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01:16:54,781 --> 01:16:56,850
TRANSLATOR:
Good to see you again.
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01:16:57,617 --> 01:16:59,853
JEAN LEE: The idea that an
American President wants to step
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01:16:59,853 --> 01:17:02,956
into North Korean territory,
propaganda gold.
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01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:17,670
KARL: Suddenly Donald Trump
is walking with Kim Jong‐un
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01:17:18,138 --> 01:17:19,706
in North Korea!
933
01:17:19,706 --> 01:17:20,974
(laughs).
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01:17:20,974 --> 01:17:23,543
You know, the first
American leader to
set foot in North Korea.
935
01:17:24,277 --> 01:17:25,912
(overlapping chatter)
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01:17:26,412 --> 01:17:29,249
WOMAN: Come one, uh‐uh guys,
come one guys.
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01:17:30,416 --> 01:17:34,020
KARL: And then they walk back
over to the South Korean side.
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01:17:35,054 --> 01:17:37,023
WOMAN: Come on, come on.
939
01:17:37,257 --> 01:17:39,859
(overlapping chatter)
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01:17:39,859 --> 01:17:41,694
WOMAN: Go, go, go, move.
941
01:17:42,328 --> 01:17:45,131
KARL: And we did not know that
it was truly going to happen.
942
01:17:45,131 --> 01:17:47,700
And it was a scene
of total chaos.
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01:17:47,700 --> 01:17:49,602
WOMAN: Straight,
they're going straight.
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01:17:49,869 --> 01:17:52,639
KARL: Suddenly it appears
that they're gonna be
going inside this building,
945
01:17:53,640 --> 01:17:57,343
and the North Koreans
actually try to block
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01:17:57,343 --> 01:17:59,212
the American press
from going over.
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01:18:08,154 --> 01:18:10,456
WOMAN: Hold it, no.
MAN: Press, press.
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01:18:10,890 --> 01:18:13,259
MAN 2: Stop it, stop it.
Press, press.
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REPORTER: US Pool!
950
01:18:16,429 --> 01:18:19,499
(overlapping chatter)
951
01:18:19,499 --> 01:18:22,135
(speaking in native language)
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01:18:24,971 --> 01:18:26,706
MAN: US Pool?
REPORTER: Yes.
953
01:18:31,077 --> 01:18:32,612
KARL: And so,
Stephanie Grisham,
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01:18:32,612 --> 01:18:35,381
Donald Trump's
Press Secretary,
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01:18:35,648 --> 01:18:38,551
essentially decked a
North Korean Security Guard,
956
01:18:38,985 --> 01:18:42,021
who was trying to block the
American press from following
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01:18:42,021 --> 01:18:43,957
the two leaders
into this room.
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01:18:46,092 --> 01:18:47,861
CROWD: US Pool!
959
01:18:48,294 --> 01:18:53,066
(overlapping chatter)
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01:18:57,136 --> 01:19:03,009
REPORTER: Excuse me. Some help.
US Pool. Please, please.
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01:19:05,245 --> 01:19:07,780
(speaking in native language)
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01:19:07,780 --> 01:19:10,950
KARL: You know, this was
an extraordinary photo op.
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01:19:10,950 --> 01:19:14,954
But it accomplished absolutely
nothing beyond the photo op.
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01:19:16,055 --> 01:19:19,092
There's no question today's
meeting was an historic first.
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01:19:19,092 --> 01:19:22,328
But after two summits and
one impromptu meeting,
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01:19:22,862 --> 01:19:26,099
North Korea's nuclear program
remains fully in place.
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01:19:28,401 --> 01:19:30,603
NARRATOR: With no
breakthrough in sight,
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01:19:30,603 --> 01:19:34,040
in the fall of 2019,
the dictator changes course.
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01:19:36,576 --> 01:19:39,178
In a symbolic
statement to his people,
970
01:19:39,178 --> 01:19:42,248
he makes a pilgrimage to
the sacred Mount Paektu,
971
01:19:42,815 --> 01:19:45,919
mythical birthplace
of the Kim Dynasty.
972
01:19:53,493 --> 01:19:58,798
♪ ♪
973
01:19:59,098 --> 01:20:01,501
JEAN LEE: It's not just that
Kim Jong‐un likes riding horses,
974
01:20:01,501 --> 01:20:03,202
there's another purpose here.
975
01:20:03,202 --> 01:20:06,239
It is part of the propaganda.
976
01:20:07,040 --> 01:20:09,275
He's really focused
on a particular King,
977
01:20:09,275 --> 01:20:14,447
King Tongmyong, and
King Tongmyong is a warrior
978
01:20:14,814 --> 01:20:17,150
who's often shown fighting
off foreign influence,
979
01:20:17,583 --> 01:20:20,286
and bringing the country
together on a white horse.
980
01:20:23,022 --> 01:20:26,259
And so, it's a way to remind
his people that I am the
981
01:20:26,259 --> 01:20:30,096
successor of that heritage,
and I have a right to rule.
982
01:20:32,966 --> 01:20:35,301
NARRATOR: Turning his
back on President Trump,
983
01:20:35,301 --> 01:20:38,705
Kim threatens to deliver
a so‐called Christmas Gift
984
01:20:38,705 --> 01:20:40,673
to the United States.
985
01:20:41,574 --> 01:20:43,376
LEE: Kim Jong‐un was
disappointed he could not
986
01:20:43,376 --> 01:20:45,211
convince Mr. Trump.
987
01:20:45,211 --> 01:20:47,046
I think he realized, okay,
988
01:20:47,046 --> 01:20:50,416
if Trump will not
negotiate with me,
989
01:20:50,416 --> 01:20:52,318
I will make a bigger hammer.
990
01:20:55,588 --> 01:20:57,357
So that's a message
that I think he wanted to
991
01:20:57,357 --> 01:20:59,492
send the world.
992
01:20:59,759 --> 01:21:02,929
I will show you
how powerful I am.
993
01:21:03,863 --> 01:21:07,400
I will show you who's really
boss in this neighborhood.
994
01:21:07,400 --> 01:21:09,802
And it's me, Kim Jong‐un.
995
01:21:15,441 --> 01:21:21,147
(chanting in native language).
996
01:21:25,651 --> 01:21:27,587
NARRATOR: October 2020.
997
01:21:27,587 --> 01:21:31,024
Kim celebrates
three generations
of his family's rule.
998
01:21:34,961 --> 01:21:37,697
But his talks with Trump have
failed to remove the sanctions
999
01:21:37,697 --> 01:21:39,599
holding back his economy.
1000
01:21:41,367 --> 01:21:44,437
How long can he maintain
the loyalty of his people?
1001
01:22:09,462 --> 01:22:13,666
JEAN LEE: In allowing the
people to see him cry,
1002
01:22:13,666 --> 01:22:16,135
Kim Jong‐un, on October 10th,
1003
01:22:16,135 --> 01:22:18,704
wanted to show
that he's human too.
1004
01:22:18,704 --> 01:22:21,741
He wanted to show
that vulnerability.
1005
01:22:22,742 --> 01:22:27,680
"Yes, I am almost
like a God and I was
born to lead this country,
1006
01:22:28,681 --> 01:22:30,450
but I'm a father like you,
1007
01:22:30,450 --> 01:22:32,285
I care about my
children like you,
1008
01:22:32,285 --> 01:22:33,753
I care about our
future like you."
1009
01:22:33,753 --> 01:22:37,924
So, it was designed to be a
particular show of humility
1010
01:22:37,924 --> 01:22:41,260
and to show his personality.
1011
01:22:41,260 --> 01:22:45,398
But I can't help but
think it's also theatre.
1012
01:22:47,667 --> 01:22:52,505
And so, we are moving into
a phase where we have less
1013
01:22:52,505 --> 01:22:54,841
access and less information,
1014
01:22:54,841 --> 01:22:56,742
because it's so
carefully cultivated.
1015
01:22:58,177 --> 01:23:01,948
And he wants to seem like
somebody who actually is in
1016
01:23:01,948 --> 01:23:04,050
touch with his people.
1017
01:23:04,050 --> 01:23:06,819
But it's very hard for us to
tell whether we can trust it.
1018
01:23:14,227 --> 01:23:17,563
LEE: Economically, they're
in very, very deep trouble.
1019
01:23:17,563 --> 01:23:20,666
Sanctions, pandemic
and floods,
1020
01:23:22,435 --> 01:23:26,239
all those problems
have combined to make
North Korea's economy,
1021
01:23:26,239 --> 01:23:28,975
which was already
on its knees,
1022
01:23:28,975 --> 01:23:32,111
nearly on its deathbed.
1023
01:23:32,411 --> 01:23:36,582
And yet, Kim Jong‐un continues
to develop nuclear weapons.
1024
01:23:38,217 --> 01:23:41,087
I think it's very dangerous
because if you are cornered
1025
01:23:41,087 --> 01:23:44,390
into a position where
there really is no exit,
1026
01:23:45,658 --> 01:23:48,828
then you might look
for extreme solutions.
1027
01:24:07,046 --> 01:24:10,316
NARRATOR: In 2020,
Kim unveils the world's largest
1028
01:24:10,316 --> 01:24:14,120
mobile Inter‐Continental
Ballistic Missile nicknamed
1029
01:24:14,120 --> 01:24:17,023
"The Monster"
1030
01:24:24,931 --> 01:24:27,934
Despite his attempts to
modernize North Korea and
1031
01:24:27,934 --> 01:24:32,405
remake his image, Kim Jong‐un
remains the dictator of a
1032
01:24:32,405 --> 01:24:37,009
rogue state that is now
more dangerous than ever.
1033
01:24:37,543 --> 01:24:40,046
BOLTON: You can't prevent
irrational regimes,
1034
01:24:40,046 --> 01:24:42,548
but you can certainly do
everything possible to keep
1035
01:24:42,548 --> 01:24:45,218
the world's most dangerous
weapons out of their hands.
1036
01:24:47,286 --> 01:24:50,856
I think obviously you have
to consider the use of force.
1037
01:24:52,625 --> 01:24:55,294
I don't think the end of
North Korea is likely to
1038
01:24:55,294 --> 01:24:57,630
be pleasant in
any circumstances.
1039
01:24:59,031 --> 01:25:00,933
(fireworks explode)
1040
01:25:01,667 --> 01:25:05,204
NARRATOR: It's thought
Kim now has at least
40 nuclear missiles,
1041
01:25:05,805 --> 01:25:08,541
and is close to completing
a new secret weapon
1042
01:25:08,541 --> 01:25:11,444
that would pose
a greater threat to the
West than ever before.
1043
01:25:28,761 --> 01:25:32,565
LEE: They're building
a new 3,000‐ton submarine
1044
01:25:32,565 --> 01:25:35,935
with the ability to
fire ballistic missiles.
1045
01:25:36,769 --> 01:25:39,472
MADDEN: Once they reach
certain technical metrics,
1046
01:25:39,472 --> 01:25:42,241
North Korea can then put
one of these ballistic missiles
1047
01:25:42,241 --> 01:25:44,243
on a submarine.
1048
01:25:47,446 --> 01:25:50,383
Submarines are very
difficult to track.
1049
01:25:52,451 --> 01:25:55,554
It's basically a roving
threat and a moving target.
1050
01:25:58,724 --> 01:26:00,993
North Korea can then
float that submarine out
1051
01:26:00,993 --> 01:26:03,429
to the Pacific Ocean and
scare the crap out of people
1052
01:26:03,429 --> 01:26:05,431
in Los Angeles.
1053
01:26:08,634 --> 01:26:12,138
A whole other mess of stuff
to keep people up at night.