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NOW THIS IS INTERESTING

The North Korean ship that last year delivered Scud missiles to Yemen transferred a large shipment of chemical weapons material from Germany to North Korea recently, U.S. intelligence officials said.

One needs to take the source, Bill Gertz, with a grain of salt. But still, the prospect of the peace-loving Germans selling dual-use materials to the DPRK is interesting to say the least. A bit more:

Sodium cyanide is a dual-use chemical. It is used to make the nerve gas sarin, as well as commercial products including pesticides and plastics.

The chemical is controlled by the 34-nation Australia Group, a voluntary coalition of states that agree to curb exports of dual-use chemicals that can boost the chemical weapons programs of states like North Korea. Germany is a member of the group.