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Post by bot on Aug 5, 2017 20:56:07 GMT -5
U.N. security council to bring fresh sanctions against North Korea over missiles
The United Nations Security Council has agreed unanimously on fresh economic sanctions against North Korea over its missile program, several news outlets reported Saturday from the UN. The resolution bans North Korean exports and limits investments in the country. Estimates put North Korea's exports at about $3 billion in goods each year and the sanctions could eliminate $1 billion of that trade, the BBC said. Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July. With that test, it claimed to now have the ability to launch a strike against the entire U.S., although international experts questioned that capability. The tests were condemned by South Korea, Japan and the U.S., and prompted the drafting of the new UN sanctions. Earlier this year, China suspended imports of North Korean coal to increase pressure on Pyongyang. However, repeated sanctions had so far failed to deter leader Kim Jong-Un from continuing with his country's missile development.
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