U.S. hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test
The U.S. is also proposing U.N. sanctions in response to North Korea's six ballistic missile launches since September, each of which it says "were in violation of UN Security Council resolutions."
WASHINGTON â The Biden administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on five North Korean officials in its first response to Pyongyang's and later announced it will also seek new U.N. sanctions. The Treasury Department said it was imposing penalties on the five officials over their roles in obtaining equipment and technology for the North's missile programs. In addition, the State Department ordered sanctions against another North Korean,
