Israel accuses North Korea of nuclear trafficking
Israel accused North Korea of trafficking nuclear technology and arms to various countries in the Middle East.
From the AP (via Google News):
Israel accused North Korea on Saturday of covertly supplying at least half a dozen Mideast countries with nuclear technology or conventional arms.
The allegation was made at an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting in Vienna [...]
North Korea perfers to stay on Terrorism list
North Korea has told the United States that it no longer wishes to be removed from its terrorism list.
From the New York Times:
North Korea said Friday that it no longer wished to be removed from the United States’ terrorism blacklist, signaling that it is hardening its stance amid reports that its leader, Kim Jong-il, may [...]
Kim Jong-il seriously ill: Intelligence Official
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is believed to be seriously ill after he failed to attend a parade for North Korea’s 60th anniversary.
From the New York Times:
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is seriously ill and might have suffered a stroke weeks ago, an American intelligence official in Washington said Tuesday, after Mr. Kim failed to attend [...]
North Korea produces 44 tons of opium a year
In 2005, available estimates of the North Korean drug trade placed opium production at 44 tons a year.
Source: Matthew Quirk, “The world in numbers: The New Opium War,” The Atlantic Monthly, March 2005, pg. 52-53.
$2,000 to $10,000 to be smuggled into China from North Korea
Source: Sarah Buckley, “Escaping North Korea,” BBC News, July 28, 2004,(accessed: May 23, 2006).
Total of 50,000 to 100,000 North Koreans living in China
Source: Andrei Lankov, “The Natural death of North Korean Stalinism,” Asia Policy, No.1, January 2006, pg. 95-121, (accessed: May 23, 2006).
As many as 500,000 North Koreans may have been to China and back over the last 10 years
Published reports have stated that the as many as 500,000 North Koreans may have been to China and returned back to North Korea over the past ten years.
Source: Andrei Lankov, ” How to Topple Kim Jong Il,” Foreign Policy, March/April 2007, pg. 71.
8,000 to 10,000 North Koreans cross into China every year
Source: Sarah Buckley, “Escaping North Korea,” BBC News, July 28, 2004,(accessed: May 23, 2006).
50 million Supernotes originated from North Korea
United States Authorities have seized around 50 Million Counterfeit Dollars known as Supernotes that originated from North Korea.
Source: AP, “U.S. fights N. Korea efforts to forge currency,” MSNBC.com, August 7, 2006,(accessed: September 3, 2006).
North Korea earns $20 million from selling counterfeit US dollars
Source: Korea Times, “NK Earns $20 Million a Year From Counterfeiting: Expert” , May 15, 2005.
