Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons complex continues to hum along, while its ballistic missile capabilities are still being refined and expanded.

Earlier this week, an unpublished upcoming midterm report by the United Nations Panel of Experts — obtained and seen by NK Pro – offered valuable insight into the many ways North Korea continues to obtain critical components for weapons programs, as well as garner technical insight to further its WMD and ballistic missile programs.

In essence, the Panel’s upcoming midterm report so far paints a dismal picture of an unsuccessful sanctions regime that has failed to