The Trump administration has unleashed sweeping new sanctions against a global arms trafficking network tied to North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programs and illicit weapons sales to Myanmar’s military junta, the State Department announced Thursday. Myanmar was formerly known as Burma.
According to the State Department, the coordinated action — carried out in partnership with the Treasury Department — targets five individuals and one entity accused of generating illicit revenue for Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Officials said the goal is to choke off the Kim regime’s ability to finance its growing military threat through foreign fronts and crookef deals.
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