Article in The Times today.
From smuggled coal to art: How North Korea dodges sanctions to build up nuclear arsenal
North Korea has successfully miniaturised its nuclear weapons, continues to build ballistic missiles and is using a range of ingenious means to dodge sanctions, from smuggled coal and art to dispatching workers overseas, according to the United Nations.
The new UN report by monitoring experts appointed by the Security Council highlights the ineffectiveness of sanctions aiming to pressure
Kim Jong-un into giving up his weapons of mass destruction.
It confirms in detail what many foreign experts have already concluded — that North Korea is making
crucial advances in missile and nuclear technology. Although sanctions, as well as the country’s self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, have had their economic effect, the regime still finds ways to buy and sell forbidden goods on international markets.
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