Nuclear And Missile Weapons Programmes

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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's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak

  North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.

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  North Korea Stole Funds Through Cyberattacks on Crypto Exchanges to Fund Weapons Programme: UN Report

  North Korea has been funding its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes with profits from cyberattacks on crypto exchange claims a media report citing a confidential document sent to the UN Security Council North Korea sanctions committee by independent sanctions monitors.

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  North Korea Moved Ahead With Weapons Programme Despite Sanctions: Report

  North Korea pressed ahead with the development of its nuclear and missile programs last year despite international sanctions, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by AFP on Saturday.

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  UN Panel Says North Korea Shielding Missiles At Airport

  North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and Pyongyang is using airports and other facilities to shield its weapons from possible US military strikes, according to a UN panel of experts.

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  Southeast Asia, Australia "Gravely" Concerned By North Korean Weapons

  Southeast Asian countries and Australia said on Sunday they held "grave concerns" about escalating tension caused by North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes and urged "irreversible" denuclearisation.

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  "Nuclear Button Always On My Table," Says North Korea's Kim Jong

  Kim Jong-Un urged North Korea to mass-produce nuclear warheads and missiles in a defiant New Year message Monday suggesting he would continue to accelerate a rogue weapons programme that has stoked international tensions.

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  "Hope India Will Do More" To Stop N Korea Missile Programme: US

  Calling North Korea a "global threat", the US said today that it expects India to do more to help the United States and its international allies exert pressure on Pyongyang to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programme

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  Any New Korean War Could Quickly Escalate To Catastrophe

  Any new military conflict with North Korea would likely escalate quickly to the use of nuclear weapons, bringing catastrophic casualties not seen since World War Two and an untold economic impact worldwide, former US defence officials and experts say.

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  North Korea Says Successfully Tested Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile

  North Korea proclaimed Tuesday that it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile -- a watershed moment in its push to develop a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States.

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  South Korea's Moon Jae-in Says 'High Possibility' Of Conflict With North Korea As Missile Crisis Builds

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday there was a "high possibility" of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programmes it says it needs to counter U.S. aggression.

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  John Kerry Warns North Korea Of 'Real Consequences' For Weapons Programme

  Washington's top envoy John Kerry warned North Korea today that it faced "real consequences" over its ongoing nuclear and missile testing programme.

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  US Congressmen Concerned Over China's Nuclear Weapons Aid To Pak

  Expressing concern over latest reports suggesting that China supplied nuclear weapons technology and design to Pakistan, two influential US lawmakers have written a letter to the Obama administration, seeking to know what has been done to halt such cooperation which represents a threat to the national security of America and its allies.

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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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  South Korea Says Unclear How Much Kaesong Wages North Korea Used For Weapon Programme

  Seoul admitted Monday it was not clear how much of the wages paid to North Korean workers at a joint industrial zone were used to fund Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development.