German doctor confirms N. Korean nuke expert defected to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - German human rights activist Norbert Vollertsen speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 9. He confirmed reports that a couple dozen elite North Korean scientific experts have defected to the United States and other countries in a secret operation launched in fall 2002. (Kyodo)

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