The U. S. department of Treasury announced Tuesday new sanctions meant to curb North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
The U. S. department of Treasury introduced new sanctions Tuesday to curb North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The news follows President Donald Trump ‘s Monday announcement, designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism.
The designation « should have happened a long time ago, » the president said at the start of a Cabinet meeting Monday.
The move returns North Korea to the list of countries the U. S. views as sponsors of terror. North Korea was removed from that list in 2008, in a bid to save a deal halting its nuclear development program.
« As North Korea continues to threaten international peace and security, we are steadfast in our determination to maximize economic pressure to isolate it from outside sources of trade and revenue while exposing its evasive tactics, » Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said in a statement, detailing the new sanctions.
