Recent sanctions against North Korea’s kerosene imports are unlikely to have the intended effect, given domestic production capabilities, according to a report from the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability.

On March 2, the UN Security Council (UNSC) passed resolution 2270 which included a clause banning the export of kerosene to North Korea.

“(All) States shall prevent the sale or supply, by their nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of aviation fuel, including aviation gasoline, naptha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, and kerosene-type rocket fuel, whether or not originating in their territory, to the