The President of the United States has executed an Executive Order that ushers in new sanctions, specifically directed against the illegal programmes of the Government of North Korea. Targeted: money laundering, arms sales, counterfeiting of foreign currency and cigarettes, and even luxury goods procurement. it seems that senior government officials, and high-ranking military officers enjoy luxury cars, jewelry and yachts, whilst their countrymen continue to live in poverty, and die of starvation. State-owned and controlled atomic energy companies are also designated as NPWMD, as is the infamous Office 39, " a secretive branch of the North Korean government that manages slush funds, ands raises money for the leadership, including by trafficking drugs.*

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