Western Tech, Eastern Wars: Unveiling North Korean Missile Parts in Ukraine
Western parts in a NK missile found in Ukraine spotlight the complex global arms trade, defying sanctions and raising security concerns.
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Western parts in a NK missile found in Ukraine spotlight the complex global arms trade, defying sanctions and raising security concerns.
Moscow’s use of Pyongyang-supplied missiles on the battlefield showcases the advances of Kim Jong Un’s regime.
Toggle open close In 2001, the United Nations created the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), commonly called the Programme of Action. The PoA is not a treaty; it is a political mechanism—intended to work by unanimous consent—for encouraging voluntary cooperation on suppressing the illicit arms trade. The PoA meetings result in an outcome document containing conclusions that, if unanimously agreed, are politically (though not legally) binding for all participants in the PoA. PoA meetings are held...