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State Department updates North Korea travel warnings

U.S. claims funds spent by American tourists could be used to fund nuclear weapons

The United States Department of State updated its travel warning for North Korea on Wednesday for the third time in 2016.

The new warning is limited in its additions compared to the previous update on August 11, but it does mention the potential for funds spent by U.S. citizens as tourists to be used by the regime in illicit activities.

“The DPRK funnels revenue from a variety of sources to its nuclear and weapons programs, which it prioritizes above everything else, often at the expense of the well-being of its own people,” the new inclusion reads.

“It is entirely possible that money