Seoul, South Korea (AP) -- north Korea's successful launch of a rocket the satellite in space, its missile let remote buyers know, it is still open. However, Pyongyang will find, the customer is very rare are old friends habbit is to international sanctions lock its sales.
North Korea's satellite and its nuclear program, planning by the late leader Kim jong il Kim jong il, who ruled the 17 years of "military first" policy, died a year ago on Monday. A branch of policy, is a thriving business, including arms to sell short and medium range missiles. Buyers are mostly developing countries - myanmar, Iran, Syria, the gulf and African countries - looking for a bargain government.
But western diplomatic pressure and sustained international sanctions, because north Korea in 2006 had conducted a nuclear test, cut into the traditional market in the Middle East. North Korea also lost in Burma's business, has been committed to cut the military and dealing with Pyongyang price and western improved relations. In addition, also the quality is very poor of that kind of, su shi weapons and equipment in the 1960 s and 70 s restoring ancient ways of production and modern battlefield Pyongyang has limited application requirement atrophy.
Arms control experts, Joshua pollack says north Korea accounts for about 1200 ballistic missile system provide developing countries between 1987 and 2009, more than 40% of mostly before the mid 1990 s. But he said, since then, because a "constant pressure, get the buyer to north Korea's war materials and technology, in order to stop activities by the American Pyongyang's customer base has shrunk.
"Sanctions and blocked the main function of the heat have buyers, as long as the United States and its partners have some, make full use of them," pollack said, but he added: "Iran and Syria don't care about our thoughts."
North Korea still think have missile two countries cooperation. However, with the Syrian leadership fight for survival of civil war, the market may dry up. Iran is now over north Korea's missile development. Greg said, Mr Thibault man has conducted successful space launch, in addition to north Korea to design, create its own more advanced, militarily useful medium-range missiles, arms control association, headquartered in Washington's non-governmental groups.
For many years, north Korea's missile system is a leading supplier of, especially in the Middle East countries. It's the first big customer is Iran, in the history of the war in Iraq. The two sides signed a missile development agreement in 1985, north Korea started mass production of short scud missiles ", funded by the Chinese people know how to use the Soviet union design. Then graduation medium-range ballistic missiles, range of more than 1000 km (600 miles).
According to the international strategic research institute, since the 1980 s, north Korea has won millions of dollars may be hundreds of sales, at least hundreds of short and medium range missiles, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Pakistan, Syria, united Arab the united Arab emirates and yemen.
Unha - 3 the launching of the rocket is north Korea's technical ability - a convenient show, and sent a satellite into space launch a long-range missile used a similar technique. Since 1998, three phase of the Unha - 3 rockets, voltage range of 8000-10000 - km (5000-6000), after the success of failure.
"The rocket to reassure about north Korea's missile ability country buyers reputation and redemption, and said:" BaiChengZhu, north Korea, South Korea state of the Korea institute for defense analyses (experts. "Launch, the end of the years of failure and embarrassed."
However, there are few governments are likely to be in the market, such a long-range missile - north Korea to keep a few years time from perfect.
Pyongyang is likely to try to sell short-range missiles and the Soviet union old rockets and artillery customers in Africa, possible islamic groups like hezbollah and hamas.
But screw in north Korea since 2009 at the end of a nuclear test. According to the United Nations security council resolution, has been prohibited weapons export. Appealed to the member states of the sanctions, inspection and confiscate the crime suspected infringing goods, including some luxury, and report their world organization.
The United States may also seek more strict limit, the north after the latest, although it may face from China, north Korea's only major ally against.
Former British ambassador John patrice evra, north Korea, until recently the United Nations panel as the coordinator, the report on the implementation of the sanctions, saying has not stopped, and north Korea's arms exports, and epilepsy has caused considerable financial and reputation losses, especially when their customer information to become a public.
But implementation has been incomplete. North to a great deal of time to avoid control, often use neighboring China and other countries of transshipment point on the way.
Tracking the secret weapon of transportation is difficult, but some of the trend appears. The recent attacks show that north Korea is still in Syria to transport missile technology.
Last month, the United Nations report says the diplomats, for the production of ballistic missiles from north Korea's 445 graphite cylinder, were seized a ship China cargo ship may in Pusan, Korea port on the road to Syria. In October 2007, can be used for power supply scud missile of propellant piece, seized ship to Syria, according to the United Nations panel June this year released a report.
Iran and north Korea have a common missile technology, but it's not quite clear that they cooperation is what state, the state council, a senior official said on condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic sensitive, anti diffusion problem to speak.
In December of 2009, the articles of association of Thailand intercept from the Pyongyang carry 35 tons of conventional weapons, including surface to air missile to Iran, Thai authorities report - apparently use agent militant group. The White House said recently, Thailand suspended on the hamas weapons to north Korea.
U.S. officials say north Korea is looking for buyers, the cheap weapons in Africa. In recent years, have epilepsy shipments title including eritrea, the democratic republic of Congo, Burundi and country.
But combined with its in the Middle East market atrophy, Burma end its military trade commitments, hard hit north Korea's pocket book.
Burma's military government and north Korea before after the most significant a high level of military delegation's visit to Pyongyang in the end of 2008, the commercial contract signed. According to a U.S. protocol is north Korea to help Burma's construction




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