Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine

Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine (2020)

December 15th, 20201h 0min

Documentary, TV Movie
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Overview

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


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