North Korea Banned Weapons

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  North Korean Hackers Trying To Steal Military Secrets, Say US, Allies

  North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign to try to steal classified military secrets to support Pyongyang's banned nuclear weapons programme, the United States, Britain and South Korea said in a joint advisory on Thursday

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  Explained: What Russia's Veto On North Korea's Sanctions Monitoring Mean

  For years, North Korea has been under a sprawling, complex network of UN sanctions over its banned nuclear and ballistic missile weapons programmes, with violations carefully tracked and monitored by experts.

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  North Korea Likely Fired "New Type" Of Ballistic Missile: Seoul

  North Korea likely fired a "new type" of ballistic missile Thursday that may have used advanced solid fuel, Seoul's military said, representing a potential technical breakthrough for Pyongyang's banned weapons programs.

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  North Korea's Banned Weapons: What's New

  North Korea has fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Seoul and Tokyo said Thursday, as part of an unprecedented recent spree of weapons tests in defiance of UN sanctions.

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  North Korea Appears To Have Restarted Nuclear Reactor: UN Agency

  Nuclear-armed North Korea appears to have restarted its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor in a "deeply troubling" development, the UN atomic agency has said, a possible sign Pyongyang is expanding its banned weapons programme.

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  North Korea To Join Efforts For Total Ban On Nuclear Weapons Tests

  North Korea plans to join international efforts to implement a total ban on nuclear weapons tests, it told the United Nations disarmament body Tuesday.

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  Banned Exports, Arms To Syria, Myanmar Earned North Korea $200M In 2017: UN Report

  North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent U.N. monitors, which also accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Syria and Myanmar.

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  US Ban On North Korea Travel Comes Into Force

  Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into force on Friday, with the two countries at loggerheads over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions.

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  Russia And China Ask North Korea To Return To Nuclear Talks

  Russia and China told North Korea today its nuclear ambitions were unacceptable, urging Pyongyang to resume talks over its nuclear weapons programme and heed a UN Security Council resolution banning ballistic missile tests.

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  Nuclear Weapons Existential Threat To Humanity: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon

  Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity, UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said, days after North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a nuclear device and terrorist outfits like the ISIS and al-Qaeda have openly expressed their desire for the weapon.

• United Nations urges Syria to let in chemical weapons experts

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Syria again Monday to allow experts into the country without delay or conditions to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use, saying this is a "crucial moment" to get the team on the ground.