North Korea's efforts to build and sell weapons of mass destruction depend on a vast network, the reach of which extends beyond Asia.
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There's a financial network underlying proliferation just as there is for terrorism, ... This is something the world needs to look at.Stuart Levey
Proliferators of weapons of mass destruction often rely on front companies to mask their illicit activities and cover their tracks, ... Today's action turns a spotlight on eight firms involved in weapons of mass destruction proliferation out of North Korea. We will continue to expose and designate these dangerous actors.
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Any entity maintained by a terrorist group - whether masquerading as a charity, a business or a media outlet - is as culpable as the terrorist group itself.
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This is a situation where we have illicit conduct and it has real resonance for us because the conduct actually implicates the national security of the United States, ... We're very concerned with how it's being responded to in the (Asian) region.
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Because of the success we had in driving some of this ... out of the traditional banking sector, criminals are looking for alternative ways. They are intelligent people, and they are going to be innovative. But it requires us to be innovative as well, because we now have to adjust our actions on all levels, law enforcement, regulation and education in the private sector, to stay one step ahead.
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