Egyptian businessmen ordered millions of dollars of rockets from North Korea, who tried to smuggle the explosives by sailing under Cambodian colors. The United Nations report on the incident labeled it the “largest seizure of ammunition in the history of sanctions” against North Korea.
From the Washington Post:
Read Full Article »Whether North Korea was ever paid for the estimated $23 million rocket shipment is unclear. But the episode illustrates one of the key challenges faced by world leaders in seeking to change North Korea's behavior through economic pressure. Even as the United States and its allies pile on the sanctions, Kim continues to quietly reap profits from selling cheap conventional weapons and military hardware to a list of customers and beneficiaries that has at times included Iran, Burma, Cuba, Syria, Eritrea and at least two terrorist groups, as well as key U.S. allies such as Egypt, analysts said.
