North Korea Then and Now

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Across
  1. 6. Cause of widespread stunted growth in children
  2. 7. Heavily fortified buffer zone separating the two Koreas
  3. 8. Cataract surgeon leading the humanitarian mission
  4. 9. Phrase used to describe difficulty of gathering information
  5. 12. Laura Ling’s colleague captured at the same time
  6. 15. Journalist and host who entered North Korea undercover
  7. 17. Equipment brought to hospitals to ensure electricity
  8. 21. Term describing the ongoing state between the two Koreas
  9. 27. Term used to describe underdeveloped children
  10. 28. Condition Warmbier was in upon release
  11. 31. American student imprisoned after a visit to North Korea
  12. 34. How the regime views nuclear and missile development
  13. 35. 1990s crisis that killed a large portion of the population
  14. 36. Former U.S. president who negotiated their release
  15. 37. Founder of North Korea and origin of the ruling dynasty
  16. 38. Border river where journalists were captured
  17. 40. South Korean capital located less than 40 miles from the border
Down
  1. 1. Hidden weapons making DMZ crossings nearly impossible
  2. 2. Treatable eye condition causing blindness for many North Koreans
  3. 3. North Korean leader who ruled until his death in 2011
  4. 4. Type of event used to detect underground nuclear tests
  5. 5. People fleeing North Korea despite extreme risk
  6. 10. External threat used to justify internal hardship
  7. 11. Government officials assigned to watch foreign visitors
  8. 13. Latitude dividing North and South Korea
  9. 14. Third-generation ruler currently leading North Korea
  10. 16. North Korean ideology emphasizing self-reliance
  11. 18. System of rule passed down within the Kim family
  12. 19. → Carefully staged imagery shown to foreigners
  13. 20. Journalist imprisoned by North Korea in 2009
  14. 22. Long-range missile capable of reaching another continent
  15. 23. Frequent power failures even in the capital
  16. 24. Sentence imposed on detained foreigners
  17. 25. Defining characteristic of North Korea’s relationship with the world
  18. 26. How Ling describes her 2006 visit
  19. 29. Agreement that ended active fighting in the Korean War
  20. 30. Capital city and political showcase of North Korea
  21. 32. System of extreme leader worship described in the film
  22. 33. Means by which the journalists were freed
  23. 39. Weapon North Korea claimed to have successfully tested in 2017