[matteoraso]

I really doubt that worked, given that North Korea does most of its trade with China and Russia, who don't participate in the sanctions. Besides, they already have nukes and the ability to launch them over the ocean. The military presence has grown as much as the regime needs it to with the sanctions, so there's no point to keeping them anymore.

[elhudy]

Maybe, but thats a different argument from “your reminder that economic sanctions does nothing but starve ordinary people…”