Foreign Policy

North Korea Defies US Sanctions, Exposing Global Security Risks for America

By National Security Desk | November 6, 2025

Despite fresh US Treasury sanctions targeting North Korea’s cybercrime networks funding its nuclear arsenal, Pyongyang remains defiant—highlighting the ongoing threats to American security and the failure of weak diplomacy.

The recent announcement from North Korea's vice foreign minister rejecting new U.S. sanctions reveals a pattern of brazen defiance that directly undermines America's national security interests. These latest measures, launched by the Treasury Department against key individuals and entities involved in laundering cybercrime proceeds, expose how the rogue regime continues to bankroll its illicit nuclear weapons program through sophisticated global financial networks. Unlike previous administrations that faltered under diplomatic illusions, the Trump administration’s tough stance on Pyongyang's cyber-enabled thefts—totaling over $3 billion in stolen digital assets—represents an unapologetic application of America First principles. It holds accountable those who threaten sovereign...

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