The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump has redesignated North Korea as a target of a national emergency.
According to the U.S. Federal Register on June 23 (local time), the White House stated in a notice dated June 20 that the national emergency related to North Korea, which was declared by Executive Order 13466 in 2008 and set to expire on June 26, will be extended for one year.
The reasons cited were the presence and risk of proliferation of fissile material that could be used as weapons on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the actions and policies of the North Korean government, which continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
The United States has designated North Korea as a target of a national emergency since 2008. Under the National Emergencies Act, enacted in 1976, the U.S. President can declare a national emergency and expand executive powers in the event of a national crisis. The decision to extend the designation as a target of a national emergency must be made annually. This redesignation is the first since the second Trump administration took office in January this year.
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