Cryptocurrencies, illegal trade... How does North Korea finance its missiles?

Never has North Korea fired as many missiles as in 2022. More than 75 have already been launched, including 23 on November 2 alone.

Even more worrying, the country of Kim Jong-un launched Friday, November 18 an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of hitting the United States.

North Koreans suspected of using

, so as to avoid flying over neighboring countries.

This "monster missile" therefore fell in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, about 200 km from its coast.

An escalation of tensions that has raised fears in the United States and South Korea that Pyongyang could soon carry out its seventh nuclear test, the first since 2017. These military capabilities raise questions as the country's economic difficulties have worsened since the Covid pandemic -19.

According to data released in July by the South Korean central bank, North Korean GDP contracted again in 2021: already down 4.5%…

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