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Re:US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea b... by freemint on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @04:31PM (#31019868)
The sanctions are to slow the nuclear weapon program and that an ally (south korea) has to spend less on defense.
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Re:US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea b... by postsantum on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:37PM (#31020621)
Two questions:

1) Why SK spending less on defense is a good thing for US?

2) Now that Russia is under even more sanctions, why not share some rocket tech with Kim and accelerate their program?

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