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December 26, 2017

US sanctions two N.Koreans over missile program

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

The United States on Tuesday sanctioned two senior North Korean officials over the country’s ballistic missile program, the Treasury Department said.

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“Treasury is targeting leaders of North Korea’s ballistic missile programs, as part of our maximum pressure campaign to isolate (North Korea) and achieve a fully denuclearized Korean Peninsula,” it said in a statement