Are they mad? A growing number of North Korean defectors are risking the arduous and desperate passage once again — to get home. Is life in the free world really so bad?
The North Koreans who want to go home
Threat: Kim Jong-un speaking this week to military recruits (above) said he would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked and that “even thinking about that country gives me the creeps.” Glossary
Authoritarian - Enforcing strict obedience to authority.
Tyranny - Cruel and aggressive use of power, often used to describe countries under the grip of a single oppressive leader.