Bureau 39: Kim's Cash Machine (2020)
• December 15th, 2020 • 1h 0min
Documentary, TV Movie
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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