The Czech secret service (BIS) disrupted three attempts last year by North Korea to purchase special equipment needed for nuclear arms production, Czech media reported.
"Last year our service halted three export deals headed for North Korea, in particular special machine tools, their components and spare parts," BIS spokesman Jan Subrt told the CTK news agency. North Korea is said to have been looking to buy special machine tools that would enable it to produce smaller nuclear weapons. Subrt said the equipment sought by North Korea could be used in the arms industry for the production of both conventional and nuclear weapons and their launchers. Czech Television, quoting a BIS source, said that after the first attempt to buy the equipment failed, North Korea tried to make the purchase via a third country, but was thwarted again. |