N. Korea gunboat shipment helps Iran expand military.(NATION)

From: The Washington Times | Date: March 20, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Bill Gertz, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

North Korea is sending a shipment of gunboats to Iran that U.S. intelligence agencies say will be converted into guided-missile warships.

The gunboats were loaded onto an Iranian freighter at the North Korean port of Nampo over the past two weeks. The shipment is believed to be headed to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, U.S. intelligence officials told The Washington Times.

The shipment, which is being moni...

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