Nuclear-mad North Korea is arming Iran and its bloodthirsty proxies to the teeth, while the West remains blind.
The sanctions regime against the Hermit Kingdom has collapsed, leaving Kim Jong-un to fuel Iran’s bloody fight against Israel.
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One expert now says the only thing limiting Pyongyang’s supply of weapons to Tehran is how quickly they can manufacture them.
Professor Justin Hastings of the University of Sydney said that if Iran was buying weapons, North Korea was selling.
Hastings said any sanctions now only exist “on paper” as Russia and China “no longer cooperate” with them.
And it would “not be a problem” for Pyongyang if Tehran handed over weapons to its proxies, such as Hezbollah.
He said North Korea wanted to “strengthen” countries that were hostile to the US and South Korea by selling them weapons.
“But I think the biggest reason is because they want to make money.
“You can imagine that Iran might be interested in buying more weapons from North Korea.”
And he said North Korea is now finding it “easier” than ever to move them without having to engage in highly secretive smuggling.
He said: “Now, due to the lack of enforcement of sanctions, they are increasingly safer [to trade] and the money supply will likely be more stable.
“Now he can send them directly through China or through Russia, and basically no one is going to pay attention to how they are getting there.”
Specialist North Korea’s only limitation may be just how much it can actually produce, how quickly it can do it and what expertise it is willing to share.
North Korean RPGs were used by Hamas in its murderous October 7 terrorist attack, VOA Korean Service reported.
Weapons found in Israel showed that they had Korean writing on the F-7 RPG’s igniter, photos released by the IDF showed.
Since then, the IDF has found “tens of thousands” of explosives supplied by North Korea.
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North Korea is banned from selling weapons under strict UN-backed sanctions.
But it has been trading missile secrets with Iran for decades.
Iran purchased Scud B and Scud C missiles from North Korea in the 1980s,
And missile technology is today helping Iran in its fight against Israel.
Dr. Bruce Bechtol, a professor of security studies and criminal justice at Angelo State University, said there is “no doubt” that North Korean missile designs were used by Iran.
Iran’s Shahab-3 medium-range missile and Mususdan ballistic missile are based on North Korea’s NoDong, he said.
Iran fired these missiles at Israel in April, but many failed to launch or were shot down by Israel.
And Iran may be prepared to launch more of them, just as it is expected to launch a revenge attack after the Israeli killings.
Bechtol said North Korean aid was “vital” to Hezbollah and described current trade with Iran as “robust.”
The regime sold chemical weapons components and even provided expert assistance in the construction of chemical weapons.
He said: “North Korea plays an important role in supporting – both direct and indirect – one of Iran’s main proxy benefactors in its ongoing war for hegemony in the Middle East.”
Previously, trade out of North Korea had to be smuggled through secret methods that changed every few months.
Cargo ships are physically modified to change their appearance, attached with fake location beacons and registered under different countries’ flags.
In 2009, Thai authorities seized a shipment of 35 tons of weapons from North Korea bound for Iran on a cargo plane that had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok.
But a new report says freer trade could lead North Korea to manufacture more weapons to fulfill the terrorist state’s orders.
On the other hand, it will be easier for the country to import nuclear technology for its energy and weapons programs.
Dr. Daniel Salisbury’s report said the collapse of sanctions said deepening trade networks would be “abundant” for North Korea.
Kim uses his supervising diplomats to acquire the items the country needs for its weapons programs.
In 2018, a senior German intelligence source noted that North Korea’s embassy in Berlin was being used for WMD-related acquisitions, CNN reported.
Kim will be able to obtain more niche technology that is not even manufactured in China and Russia, using secret means established to import the technology into these countries from manufacturers such as the US and Germany.
North Korea and Iran met in Dubai for trade talks in April, Reuters report.
But as North Korea’s trade routes grow, the world’s pariah states, the West, will not give up.
South Korea’s spy agency is reportedly “monitoring” whether the North is providing missile technology to Iran.
Kim Jong-un parades ‘hypersonic nuclear weapons that can hit US bases in minutes’
By Katie Davis
KIM Jong-un showed off his deadly hypersonic missiles that he fears could hit US bases in minutes in 2019.
He promised to build North Korea’s nuclear arsenal at the “fastest pace.”
The tyrant threatened to use his nuclear forces if provoked into speeding through a massive military parade that featured the state’s most powerful weapons systems.
This comes as Pyongyang has stepped up weapons tests and displays of military power amid stalled denuclearization talks with the United States and the arrival of a conservative administration in South Korea.
U.S. and South Korean officials say there are signs of new construction at North Korea’s only nuclear testing site — which has been officially closed since 2018.
Maxar satellite images from March appeared to show repair work underway at the Punggye-ri facility, which could suggest Pyongyang could be preparing to resume nuclear weapons testing.
“Our Republic’s nuclear forces must be fully prepared to carry out their responsible mission and put their unique deterrent power into action at any time,” Kim said at the parade, according to state news agency KCNA.
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