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Michelle Nichols

Exclusive: North Korea grows nuclear, missiles programs, profits from cyberattacks -U.N. report

FILE PHOTO: A combination image shows a missile test that state media KCNA says was conducted this week at undisclosed locations in North Korea, in this photo released January 28, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE.

North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the past year and cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges were an important revenue source for Pyongyang, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen on Saturday by Reuters.

The annual report by independent sanctions monitors was submitted on Friday evening to the U.N. Security Council North Korea sanctions committee.

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