The U.S., South Korea and Japan are sanctioning North Korean officials for the unlawful development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles as Kim Jong-un conducts missile launches at an unprecedented rate in East Asia.
The Treasury late Thursday pointed to an intercontinental ballistic missile test on Nov. 18 — Pyongyang’s eighth this year — on top of 60 other missile launches in 2022 in violation of U.N. resolutions.
The sanctions will target Jon Il-ho, Yu-jin and Kim Su-gil, three officials in the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), for their roles in weapons development and attendance at numerous launches since 2017.