For North Korea, US defectors can be a propaganda win, but a logistical pain

"In their daily lives, they couldn't go out for shopping in downtown Pyongyang by themselves, let alone travel abroad," Tae said of other US soldiers who defected decades ago.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

(photo credit: KCNA VIA REUTERS/FILE PHOTO)

ByREUTERS

JULY 19, 2023 13:36

For North Korea, US defectors can be a propaganda win, but a logistical pain

"In their daily lives, they couldn't go out for shopping in downtown Pyongyang by themselves, let alone travel abroad," Tae said of other US soldiers who defected decades ago.

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For North Korea, US defectors can be a propaganda win, but a logistical pain

"In their daily lives, they couldn't go out for shopping in downtown Pyongyang by themselves, let alone travel abroad," Tae said of other US soldiers who defected decades ago.

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