A drought that ravaged crops earlier this summer will leave the North unable to properly feed many of its people, including soldiers in the country’s million-strong army, the groups have warned. Ishimaru, who last week witnessed “clearly undernourished” soldiers washing their uniforms in the Yalu river near the Chinese border, said: “The drought, combined with sanctions, will take the North Korean economy in a dangerous direction by next spring. Soon after North Korea successfully launched a Hwasong-14 ICBM late last month, some residents in the country’s North Pyongan province questioned the wisdom of inviting more international reprisals by testing ballistic missiles. Facebook Twitter Pinterest This undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting a pig farm at Taechon Air Base of the Korean People’s Army. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty ImagesThe anonymous source added: “Everyone is aware that whenever the regime launches a missile, economic sanctions will follow.

Source: The Guardian August 23, 2017 02:26 UTC