김현우

김현우 was born, lived, and worked.

in a country much of the world knows little about.

저는 북한에서

for 17 years in North Korea,

I worked for North Korean intelligence agency.

You were a spy.

파이욕할 보다는

My role was more about protecting the regime security internally.

I spoke with Mr. Kim here in Washington last week.

He had just stepped off the plane.

The first time he'd ever set foot on American soil.

I asked for details of his work at North Korea's top intelligence agency,

the Ministry of State Security.

국가 보이소만 spy 들을 파견하는 기관은 아닙니다.

메인 탓 was not to send out agents abroad,

but whether to track down, identify, and catch what the regime views as hostile agents

or hostile activities within the state.

For much of his life, speaking frankly,

with an American journalist would have gotten Kim Hyun-woo killed.

But in 2014, he defected.

Today, he lives in Seoul, South Korea,

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