Exclusive: Defected North Korean Operative Breaks Silence in First Interview Since 2014

Former North Korean operative Kim Hyun-woo, who defected to South Korea in 2014, has given his first-ever interview in the US. He shared insights into why he fled the country, possible succession scenarios in the regime, and diplomacy with the US amid mounting tension over North Korea's nuclear capabilities. Kim is doubtful that Kim Jong Un's daughter will be the next leader, but acknowledges that North Korea can buck expectations. Kim also believes that North Korea suffered from the pandemic even more severely than other countries, fundamentally because North Korea's healthcare infrastructure is severely deficient.