Perspective: Sanctions on North Korea don’t just punish North Korea. They also protect us.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump in Hanoi on Thursday. By Laura Rosenberger and Laura Rosenberger Bio Follow Richard Johnson Richard Johnson Bio Follow March 6 at 12:47 PM Sanctions on North Korea emerged as the main sticking point during last week’s Hanoi summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The Obama and Trump administrations also employed measures targeted at key economic sectors as a way to squeeze North Korea and gain negotiating leverage — similar to the strategy the Obama administration pursued against Iran.
North Korea was successful in evading proliferation restrictions for years, dating at least to the 1990s, exactly because it used shadowy networks and questionable banking practices to make it seem as though it was engaging in mundane commercial activities. But all along, it was dealing in conventional arms and equipment suitable for building weapons of mass destruction . This is one reason U.N.
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