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montyp165

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Valiant 1002 said:
Partly because you have no way of proving that the transfer took place in any way—much of the Russian technology could have been quietly applied to North Korea's existing hardware; if there was any wholesale transfer, Russia could simply claim that North Korea had created it itself.

I mean in theory, North Korea has the technology to make their own copy of the Pantsir-ME, so it's really impossible to prove Russia violated the sanction in any way...

...but if one day, the number of North Korean MiG-29s suddenly increases along with the first Sukhois appearing in Pyongyang, all accompanied by obvious improvements, then I can somewhat sympathize if the "Western community" shows indignation and boos :V
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From what I've also read from Iranian commentators it makes perfect sense for them and NK to prioritize arms upgrades for and via preexisting hardware/systems, as any such upgrades are both easier to acquire and integrate compared to wholly new systems, which would also attract unwanted attention from the "Western community".
 
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sahureka

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Valiant 1002 said:
Partly because you have no way of proving that the transfer took place in any way—much of the Russian technology could have been quietly applied to North Korea's existing hardware; if there was any wholesale transfer, Russia could simply claim that North Korea had created it itself.

I mean in theory, North Korea has the technology to make their own copy of the Pantsir-ME, so it's really impossible to prove Russia violated the sanction in any way...

...but if one day, the number of North Korean MiG-29s suddenly increases along with the first Sukhois appearing in Pyongyang, all accompanied by obvious improvements, then I can somewhat sympathize if the "Western community" shows indignation and boos :V
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If the SU-27-30-35 arrive, I can agree, but if the MiG-29s increase, it will be harder to accuse Russia of having supplied them.
1) The MiG-29s are in the possession of the DPRK.
2) They have assembled them in the DPRK and could still do so.
3) If Russia or other nations supply them to the DPRK, the latter can always camouflage the planes with the same system that this pilot used in the Netherlands to pay less taxes, using two identical cars and even with the same license plates
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Phantom Chuck

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gelgoog said:
Yeah I was kind of surprised at Russia breaking UN sanctions on NK like that so obviously.
I guess sales of other weapons systems might also happen.
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Why would a country under UN sanction itself have any interest in enforcing a UN sanction on another? Russia‘s interest is in weakening, and if possible, causing the collapse of the entire concept of UN sanctions or coordinated sanctions by a block of countries. .
 
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vincent

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Phantom Chuck said:
Why would a country under UN sanction itself have any interest in enforcing a UN sanction on another? Russia‘s interest is in weakening, and if possible, causing the collapse of the entire concept of UN sanctions or coordinated sanctions by a block of countries. .
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Because UN Security Council is one of the few institutions Russia has strong influence over and weakening the authority of it goes against Russia’s interest.
 
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mack8

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Well done DPRK bros. Man that upright sat image looks like it was taken with the proverbial potato compared to others seen to date. Hopefully we'll get better ones.
 
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