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South Africa Leader Who Gave Up Nukes Says North Korea Is a Different Story
VOA's Korean Service reporter Kim Young-nam spoke to former South African President F.W. de Klerk on Friday about the denuclearization process for North Korea and how it might compare to that of South Africa. As president of South Africa, de Klerk ordered the end of the country's nuclear weapons program and oversaw its nuclear disarmament process. Q: Under your presidency (1989-94), South Africa was able to successfully denuclearize.
Expert: Press North Korea to Reveal All Secret Nuclear Sites
Washington must press Pyongyang to reveal the existence of secret nuclear sites, including the second uranium enrichment facility known as Kangsong, in any nuclear disarmament deal, said a former United Nations nuclear inspector.
North Korea Uses US Tech for ‘Destructive Cyber Operations’
North Korea’s senior leadership has been exploiting loopholes in international sanctions to obtain the U.S. technology that Pyongyang uses to conduct “destructive cyber operations,” according to a global cyberthreat intelligence company.
Keane: US Will Insist at Summit on N. Korean Denuclearization
Retired U.S. General Jack Keane, a former Army vice chief of staff with close ties to the Trump administration, spoke with VOA's Korean service this week. Keane, 75, began his military career as a cadet in Fordham University's ROTC program. He retired from active duty in 2003 following a four-decade career that included command of the 101st Airborne Division.
Experts: Full Denuclearization of N. Korea Probably Unachievable
Amid a flurry of rapidly evolving diplomatic activities aimed at reviving the summit between Washington and Pyongyang, experts contacted by VOA's Korean Service say that completely denuclearizing North Korea probably is unachievable. "I think it is very difficult to know if these negotiations will lead to North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons," said David Albright, a former U.N. nuclear inspector and nuclear proliferation analyst at the Institute for Science and International Security.
Former Spy: US Decision to Return North Korea to Terror Blacklist ‘Good Thing’
A former North Korean agent who bombed a South Korean airliner in 1987, killing all 115 on board, welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to return North Korea to the list of state sponsor of terrorism, calling the U.S. move a “good thing.” The bombing of Korean Airlines (KAL) Flight 858 near Myanmar prompted the U.S. to list North Korea as a terror sponsor for the first time in 1988. In 2008, the administration of President George W.
N. Korean Debt to Sweden Remains Unpaid After Four Decades
More than four decades after selling 1,000 Volvos to North Korea, Sweden is still trying to get paid for the cars. The vehicles were part of a $131 million trade package delivered to North Korea in 1974, during a period of openness. But Pyongyang never paid anything on the deal, leaving a debt that has now accumulated with interest to $328 million, according to the Swedish Foreign Ministry.
General: Aiming Nuclearized ICBM at US May Trigger Preemptive Strike on N. Korea
As North Korea appears to accelerate the development of its nuclear and missile programs, tensions are escalating between the United States and the communist state. President Donald Trump has publicly criticized the policies of past administrations, saying North Korea is “a problem that has to be solved” after a quarter century of unsuccessful U.S. policy toward North Korea, and that the U.S. has “no choice” but to “totally destroy North Korea” if it is forced to defend itself or its allies.
Expert Warns of North Korea's Growing Cyberwar Capabilities
Thirteen months ago, South Korea's defense intranet was hacked for the first time, and the military accused North Korea of infecting hundreds, possibly thousands of computers with malware. In December 2016, Han Min-koo, then defense minister, told lawmakers that the incident was not critical. Now, the latest reports suggest that North Korean hackers might have acquired the so-called Operation Plan 5015 during the September 2016 cyberattack.
N. Korea’s Rhino Horn Smuggling Could Grow as Sanctions Limit Cash Flow
Illegal activities such as drug smuggling provide critical funding for North Korea’s regime and its military programs. But as international sanctions strangle North Korea’s economic resources, the Pyongyang regime appears to have diversified.
North Korean Workers Overseas Feeling Sanctions' Squeeze
North Korean overseas workers are feeling the heat as countries are stepping up their efforts to implement U.N. sanctions against their motherland. On Wednesday, the Polish foreign ministry told VOA's Korea Service that Poland does not intend to issue new work permits to North Korean workers to comply with the two latest U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Amid Increased International Sanctions, North Korea Turns to Bitcoin for Cash
North Korea’s cash-strapped regime has long sought workarounds to the increasingly harsh international sanctions aimed at tightening the financial noose around its nuclear and missile programs. Now, according to Recorded Future, an intelligence research firm backed by Google Venture, Pyongyang is making a foray into cyberspace, launching a bitcoin “mining” operation, which saw a dramatic spike in its activity in mid-May.
Burkina Faso Pledges to End North Korea Trade
Burkina Faso said it will immediately stop importing goods from North Korea and that it only learned of possible violations of U.N. sanctions through American news reports. The West African country was the top importer of North Korean goods in Africa in 2015, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, a website that collects and distributes international trade data.
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