U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean cargo carrying missile technology to Myanmar and forced the ship to return to their homes, according to a report in The New York Times.
After several days of using diplomatic pressure, the U.S. forcing Pyongyang to recover the ship, the M / V light two weeks ago.
U.S. officials told the Times that uses the power naval and diplomatic pressure to prevent North Korea from the exchange of technology with potential dangerous criminals nation of Myanmar and impose UN sanctions on the North.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in South Asia ruled by an authoritarian government with little regard for international standards.
A similar shipping suspected of carrying missile parts successfully, which made North Korea to Myanmar last year, before the United States had time to intervene.
There was a growing fear among analysts that Myanmar North Korea has been the trade in missile technology and equipment of the country's autocratic government.
"Managed by the Myanmar military ambitions weapons more and more, including new revelations that the detention regime is the production of long-range missiles such as Scud missiles with the help of North Korea threatens to destabilize the region and make the country South Asia a new access point worldwide proliferation of weapons, "wrote the Myanmar expert and author Bertil Lintner Asia Times Online in March.
U.S. Cable secret, Wikileaks published in December also indicated that Myanmar can be used to help North Korea develop a nuclear program.
The cables reported that witnesses saw the North Korean workers to help Myanmar to build an underground bunker in a remote area, perhaps, a missile and nuclear facilities, reports the BBC.
"The move highlights the concern that the Burmese regime is trying to build a nuclear weapon, despite the denials," he said.
Myanmar refused to buy missiles and parts of North Korea.
There were also reports of trade in missile technology with North Korea to Iran.
A Security Council resolution, United Nations banned the export of North Korean weapons and allows member states to inspect cargo from North Korea, the Associated Press.
After several days of using diplomatic pressure, the U.S. forcing Pyongyang to recover the ship, the M / V light two weeks ago.
U.S. officials told the Times that uses the power naval and diplomatic pressure to prevent North Korea from the exchange of technology with potential dangerous criminals nation of Myanmar and impose UN sanctions on the North.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in South Asia ruled by an authoritarian government with little regard for international standards.
A similar shipping suspected of carrying missile parts successfully, which made North Korea to Myanmar last year, before the United States had time to intervene.
There was a growing fear among analysts that Myanmar North Korea has been the trade in missile technology and equipment of the country's autocratic government.
"Managed by the Myanmar military ambitions weapons more and more, including new revelations that the detention regime is the production of long-range missiles such as Scud missiles with the help of North Korea threatens to destabilize the region and make the country South Asia a new access point worldwide proliferation of weapons, "wrote the Myanmar expert and author Bertil Lintner Asia Times Online in March.
U.S. Cable secret, Wikileaks published in December also indicated that Myanmar can be used to help North Korea develop a nuclear program.
The cables reported that witnesses saw the North Korean workers to help Myanmar to build an underground bunker in a remote area, perhaps, a missile and nuclear facilities, reports the BBC.
"The move highlights the concern that the Burmese regime is trying to build a nuclear weapon, despite the denials," he said.
Myanmar refused to buy missiles and parts of North Korea.
There were also reports of trade in missile technology with North Korea to Iran.
A Security Council resolution, United Nations banned the export of North Korean weapons and allows member states to inspect cargo from North Korea, the Associated Press.
