A former North Korean official who defected to South Korea last summer says the people are turning on Kim Jong-un. “We have to spray gasoline on North Korea, and let the North Korean people set fire to it,’” Thae stressed, pointing to the value of information when it comes to bringing down the regime. “I think that Kim Jong-un will press the button if his rule and his dynasty are threatened,” Thae said in response to questions about whether or not North Korea would fire a nuclear weapon at the U.S.