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North Korean missiles developed with foreign help, Nikkei finds

Study shows China co-authored academic papers that may violate U.N. sanctions

This photograph released by the Korean Central News Agency appears to show the launch of a cruise missile by North Korea on Jan. 30. (KCNA via Reuters)

TOKYO -- North Korea is strongly suspected of using joint research with other countries to develop missile and other military technologies, a Nikkei investigation has found.

With assistance from technical experts, Nikkei has studied papers co-authored by North Korean and foreign researchers through Scopus, a multidisciplinary publishing database.

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