Exclusive: Sanctions Delay North Korea's Atom Bomb Work, U.N. Report Says -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential report by a U.N. panel of experts seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
"While the imposition of sanctions has not halted the development of nuclear and ballistic missile programs, it has in all likelihood considerably delayed (North Korea's) timetable and, through the imposition of financial sanctions and the bans on the trade in weapons, has choked off significant funding which would have been channeled into its prohibited activities," the 52-page report said.
In the report to the U.N. Security Council's North Korea sanctions committee, the panel also recommended sanctioning three North Korean entities and 12 individuals. It will be up to the 15-nation council whether or not it follows the recommendations.
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Update: Report: UN Panel Finds Sanctions Hinder N. Korea Nuclear Program -- Voice of America
My Comment: If this report is accurate, sanctions are probably also impacting this North Korean weapons program.
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