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UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea

Megha Jain

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Intending to penalize North Korea for keeping its ballistic missile program alive, the UN Security Council unanimously imposed sanctions banning North Korean exports and limiting foreign investment. US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley termed it, 'the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation". However, repeated sanctions have so far failed to deter North Korea from continuing its missile development.