What is it with North Korean ships and clandestine arms shipments? And why are we surprised each time we catch them? From the very first interdiction of a North Korean vessel years ago carrying weapons to Pakistan, there have been too many times North Korea has been caught illegally trying to export missile technolgy. The North Korean weapons program has over the years extended from Pakistan to Iran. Last month, the Indian Navy stopped a North Korean ship on its way to yet another country – Burma. This recent seziure by the UAE Navy should therefore be placed in context of a much bigger, but entirely predictable pattern. Doesn’t someone somewhere keep a manifest of all North Korean ships, particularly as the country exports pretty much nothing else? And if not, shouldnt they? Just knowing where these ships are heading would tell us a great deal about who the buyers are, even if we never get to actually board them.
Now its the UAE’s turn to seize a North Korean ship
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