The United States imposed sanctions on a North Korean research organization and four subsidiaries on Friday. for alleged links to a new intercontinental ballistic missile system by North Korea, which in March broke a moratorium on the firing of these weapons.
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the treasure of The United States reported that it was sanctioning the five entities for supporting the “development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs” North Korea, despite multiple UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting it.
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North Korea has tested ballistic missiles several times so far this year, including an intercontinental one on March 24. These “provocative” tests represent “a clear threat to regional and global security,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.
“The United States is committed to using its full sanctions capacity to respond to the persistent development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles” by North Korea, he warned, applauding the punitive measures announced Friday by Japan.
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The United States failed a week ago in its attempt to get the UN Security Council to tighten international sanctions against Pyongyang, due to resistance from Russia and China.
North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into Japan’s exclusive maritime economic zone on March 24, breaking a moratorium on launching such missiles that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had observed since late 2017.
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*With information from AFP
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