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Оглавление - Special services of North Korea
- Part I. THE DRAGON’S SHIELD: Ministry of State Security (MGB) — The Regime’s Keeper
- Chapter 1. Birth of the Punitive Apparatus: From Soviet Advisors to the Creation of the MGB under Kim Il Sung
- Chapter 2. The Architecture of Fear: The Modern Structure of the MGB
- Chapter 3. The “Ears and Eyes” of the Regime: The System of Total Surveillance and the Informant Network
- Chapter 4. Kwanliso: The Economy of Repression. How Political Camps Work
- Chapter 5. Censorship as a Weapon: Control over Information, Airwaves, and Art
- Chapter 6. The Ideological Inquisitors: The Fight Against “Incorrect” Thoughts and Religion
- Chapter 7. Investigation and Interrogation: Methods of Extracting Confessions and Psychological Pressure
- Chapter 8. Border Defense: Control of Internal Movement and Prevention of Escapes
- Chapter 9. The Kims’ Personal Guard: Special Units for Protecting the First Family
- Chapter 10. The MGB Abroad: Controlling Diplomats and Eliminating Dissenters Overseas
- Chapter 11. MGB Defectors: Stories of Those Who Built the System and Escaped It
- Chapter 12. Internal Security Failures: Uprisings, Incidents, and Information Leaks
- Chapter 13. Control Technologies: From Old Methods to Cyber Surveillance
- Chapter 14. The MGB and the Elite: Relations with the Party and the Army
- Chapter 15. The Evolution of Fear: How the MGB Changed from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Un
- Part II: THE EXTERNAL SWORD: The General Reconnaissance Bureau (GRU) — Saboteurs and Spies
- Chapter 16. The Formation of Foreign Intelligence: The Creation of the GRU and the First Operations Against the South
- Chapter 17. The Structure of the Invisible Army: The GRU’s Intelligence Bureaus
- Chapter 18. Recruitment and Covers: How Agents are Recruited and Legends are Created
- Chapter 19. Training Camps of the “Invisible Front”: Physical, Ideological, and Language Preparation
- Chapter 20. War at Sea: Naval Intelligence Activities and Underwater Sabotage
- Chapter 21. Operation “Geumgangsan”: The Failed Assassination Attempt on South Korean President Park Chung-hee
- Chapter 22. Bloody Trail: The Bombing of KAL Flight 858 and Its Aftermath
- Chapter 23. The Secret Tunnels: The History of Tunnels Under the Demilitarized Zone
- Chapter 24. The Technology Hunters: How the GRU Kidnapped South Korean and European Scientists
- Chapter 25. Abductions of Foreigners: The Systematic Campaign Against Japanese and Other Citizens
- Chapter 26. Major Failures: Arrested Agents and Failed Missions Worldwide
- Chapter 27. GRU Defectors: What High-Ranking Intelligence Officers Have Revealed
- Chapter 28. GRU Special Forces: Training and Tasks of Sabotage Groups
- Chapter 29. The GRU in the Sanctions Era: The New Role in Evading Restrictions
- Chapter 30. The Agent Network Abroad: How Residencies Operate in China, Russia, and Europe
- Part III: THE SECRET TREASURY AND CYBERFRONT: The New Generation Intelligence Services
- Chapter 31. Operational Bureau No. 225: The Bankers and Bodyguards of Kim Jong Un
- Chapter 32. Financing the Regime: Smuggling of Weapons, Drugs, and Counterfeit Money
- Chapter 33. The Global Web: Creation and Management of Front Companies Worldwide
- Chapter 34. The Birth of the Hacker Army: How the DPRK Built its Cyber Troops
- Chapter 35. The Lazarus Group: Structure, Methods, and the Most High-Profile Cyberattacks
- Chapter 36. The Cyber Heist of Bangladesh Bank: The Operation’s Progression and Its Consequences
- Chapter 37: The Attack on S.: Revenge for a Comedy About Kim Jong-un’s Assassination
- Chapter 38: Cryptocurrency Theft: How Hackers Became the Regime’s Main Currency Providers
- Chapter 39: Failures in Cyberspace: When the Hunters Become the Prey
- Chapter 40: Recruitment of IT Specialists: Abduction and Forced Labor
- Chapter 41: Intelligence Agencies and the Nuclear Program: The Role of Intelligence in Stealing Secrets
- Chapter 42: The Assassination of Kim Jong-nam: Operation Using VX in Kuala Lumpur Airport
- Chapter 43: Competition or Cooperation? Interaction Between Different Intelligence Agencies
- Chapter 44: The External View: How the Intelligence Agencies of South Korea, the USA, and Japan Fight Them
- Chapter 45: The Future of the Shadow: The Evolution of DPRK Intelligence Agencies in the 21st Century