Saturday, November 21, 2009

How North Korea's Arms Trade Funds Its Nuclear Program



North Korea Arms Trade Funds Nuclear-Bomb Work, UN Panel Says -- Bloomberg

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea is running a global arms smuggling enterprise to finance its nuclear weapons program, a United Nations panel said in a report on sanctions imposed on the regime.

“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has established a highly sophisticated international network for the acquisition, marketing and sale of arms and military equipment,” said the report by a panel established in June to assess the effectiveness of the UN punishments.

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More News On How North Korea Funds Its Nuclear Program

North Korea maneuvers to evade U.N. sanctions: experts -- Reuters
UN: Trade sanctions bite North Korea, but arms embargo stings less -- Earth Times
Pyongyang Freely Plies The Seas -- Wall Street Journal
In North Korea, the military now issues economic orders -- Washington Post
North Korea Declares Production of Additional Weapon-Grade Plutonium -- Global Security Newswire

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