Elderly people who have lived virtually their entire lives under such an oppressive regime would have opsec ingrained into their way of thinking. My grandfathe

Elderly people who have lived virtually their entire lives under such an oppressive regime would have opsec ingrained into their way of thinking. My grandfather is in his 70s and I have heard from him about how some of his friends sneak around on their wives. These are men in their 60s and 70s who employ opsec to keep affairs concealed from their wives and the husbands of their mistresses. Old people can be sneaky if the stakes are high enough and I guarantee that any elderly North Korean knows precisely what's at stake if they make any mistakes. Maybe you're right, maybe there was some exaggeration for dramatic purposes but it's also plausible that the details are accurate.