Obama Announces New Sanctions Against North Korea

“President Obama ordered new economic sanctions Friday against North Korea aimed at increasing financial pressure on the rogue state’s leadership, a preliminary retaliatory action by the Obama administration in response to what it calls the ‘destructive and coercive’ cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment computers,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The executive order signed by the president builds on existing sanctions against North Korea by directing the Treasury Department to cut off access to the U.S. financial sector for 10 individuals and three government entities identified as key operatives engaged in or connected to antagonistic behavior, including the country’s intelligence agency and defense officials.”