State Announces Additional North Korean Sanctions

The State Department is blocking transactions with North Korea’s Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry, Academy of National Defense Science, the National Aerospace Development Administration, as well as individuals Choe Chun Sik and Kang Mun Kil, under Executive Order 13382, State said (here). The entities and individuals have engaged or attempted to engage in activities or transactions that have contributed or could contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their delivery vehicles. State has also determined that North Korean Namhung Trading Corporation is an alias of Namchongang Trading Corporation, which has already been designated under the executive order.