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North Korea continuing nuclear programme - UN report
North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, violating UN sanctions, a report commissioned by the UN Security Council says. It also says Pyongyang has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products and has been trying to sell weapons abroad.
The confidential report by a panel of independent experts was submitted to the UN Security Council on Friday. North Korea has so far not commented on the document's findings.
Last week, US officials said Pyongyang appeared to be building new ballistic missiles despite recent warming ties with US President Donald Trump's administration and pledges to denuclearise. Unnamed US officials told the Washington Post that spy satellites had spotted continuing activity at a site that has produced ballistic missiles.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Sunday August 05 2018, @03:56PM
The Buzzard is surrounded by mocking birds, and his question remains unanswered.
No, there was no formal treaty signed, no binding agreement, nothing of the sort. Two assholes got together, swapped lies, congratulated each other on being the top asshole in their respective spheres of influence, had some photos taken, and agreed that maybe they could some day come to an amicable agreement over nuclear weapons. Each wasted zillions of yen, or feng, or fong, or whatever they hell they spend, and milked the meeting for popularity points.
That is not to say that the meeting was totally unproductive. The world is a little less edgy over the likelihood of a US/Korea nuclear exchange. I might live an extra day or five now that I no longer have the same level of worry stress.