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  • Bldck@beehaw.orgtoMemes@lemmy.mlOops the libs forgot about this part 😂
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    UN Security Council Resolution 2397… signed 2017 summarizes the travel section as:

    Strengthens the ban on providing work authorizations for DPRK nationals by requiring Member States to repatriate all DRPK nationals earning income and all DPRK government safety oversight attachés monitoring DPRK workers abroad within their jurisdiction within 24 months from 22 December 2017. Member States are required to submit a midterm report after 15 months from 22 December and a final report after 27 months from 22 December to the Committee of all DPRK nationals that were repatriated based on this provision;

    So… specifically about repatriation after 24 months if they’re earning income out of DPRK. Nothing about free travel.

    Let’s look at the actual resolution text. I’ll add some emphasis

    Expresses concern that DPRK nationals continue to work in other States for the purpose of generating foreign export earnings that the DPRK uses to support its prohibited nuclear and ballistic missile programs despite the adoption of paragraph 17 of resolution 2375 (2017), decides that Member States shall repatriate to the DPRK all DPRK nationals earning income in that Member State’s jurisdiction and all DPRK government safety oversight attachés monitoring DPRK workers abroad immediately but no later than 24 months from the date of adoption of this resolution unless the Member State determines that a DPRK national is a national of that Member State or a DPRK national whose repatriation is prohibited, subject to applicable national and international law, including international refugee law and international human rights law, and the United Nations Headquarters Agreement and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, and further decides that all Member States shall provide a midterm report by 15 months from the date of adoption of this resolution of all DPRK nationals earning income in that Member State’s jurisdiction that were repatriated over the 12 month period starting from the date of adoption of this resolution, including an explanation of why less than half of such DPRK nationals were repatriated by the end of that 12 month period if applicable, and all Member States shall provide final reports by 27 months from the date of adoption of this resolution.

    So the text, and the resolution itself, is about limiting nuclear and ballistic programs. This resolution does not prohibit free movement or refugee status… only limits DPRK nationals who are generating foreign funds to send back to DPRK because the Council believes those funds were going to nuclear weapons.


  • I mean… not really.

    🛰️ Space Race Fatalities Comparison: Soviet Union vs United States

    Aspect 🇺🇸 United States 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
    Total astronaut/cosmonaut deaths 9–10 (incl. test/training accidents) 8 (official)
    On-mission fatalities 3 (Apollo 1, ground test) 4 (Soyuz 1, Soyuz 11)
    Training/test deaths (astronauts) 6+ (e.g. Theodore Freeman, C.C. Williams) 4+ (e.g. Valentin Bondarenko, others possibly unacknowledged)
    Deaths among ground personnel <10 100+ (notably the Nedelin disaster)
    Transparency High (accidents publicized and investigated) Low (many incidents hidden until after 1989)
    Major catalyst event Apollo 1 fire Soyuz 1, Nedelin disaster

    Key Takeaways
    • 🇺🇸 U.S. suffered more astronaut fatalities, including test pilots and training accidents.
    • 🇷🇺 Soviets had higher total human losses, especially among engineers and soldiers during explosive launch and fuel testing incidents.
    • 🔥 The Apollo 1 fire led to sweeping design and safety reforms in NASA.
    • 🚨 The Soyuz 1 and Soyuz 11 tragedies were fatal in-flight accidents; Soyuz 11 remains the only in-space human fatality.
    • 🕵️ The Nedelin disaster, one of the worst rocket catastrophes in history, killed over 100 but was kept secret for decades.
    • 🧾 Transparency and institutional accountability were key differences: NASA publicly investigated accidents; the USSR often concealed failures.

  • Bldck@beehaw.orgtoMemes@lemmy.mlFirst time?
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    • Operation Condor: right wing dictators in South America repressing leftists with the support of Americans and possibly the French
    • Gladio: Post WWII Allied Forces and then NATO intelligence operations to delegitimize and destabilize leftist groups in Eastern Europe from end of WWII through the 1990s
    • Ranch Hand: US led effort to destroy the foliage and agricultural land in Vietnam to deprive the Viet Cong of food and places to stage attacks
    • PBSuccess: CIA led coup d’état in Guatemala at the request of the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita)
    • Phoenix Program: CIA led effort to infiltrate the Viet Cong