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North Korea willing to use biological weapons, adjusting nuclear facilities – U.S. report

U.S. State Department declassified report critical of North Korea in areas of biological and nuclear proliferation

North Korea has continued to “adjust and alter” existing nuclear facilities and may still be willing to use biological weapons, according to a U.S. Department of State report made available in July.

The declassified report, which was issued by the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, seeks to assess U.S. and multi-national compliance to international arms control obligations and disarmament agreements.

The “Adherence to and compliance with arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreement and commitments” report specifically assessed North Korea’s conformity with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) , finding failures in