U.S. presses Myanmar to stop buying N. Korean arms

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, concerned that Myanmar is expanding its military relationship with North Korea, has launched an aggressive campaign to persuade Myanmar's junta to stop buying North Korean military technology, U.S. officials said.

Concerns about the relationship — which encompasses the sale of small arms, missile components and technology possibly related to nuclear weapons — in part prompted the Obama administration in October to end the Bush-era policy of isolating the military junta, said a senior State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

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