North Korean ship with suspicious cargo heads for Myanmar.

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TOKYO, June 21 (Itar-Tass) - The Kang Nam ship flying the North Korean
flag is now being followed by US armed forces, since it is suspected of
carrying cargoes, related to ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.

It is supposedly heading for Myanmar, reported on Sunday South Korean
news channel YTV, referring to sources at the South Korean intelligence
service.
American authorities do not specify what exactly the North Korean
vessel carries. However, they noted that the cargoes are "of interest" to
them.
It was reported earlier that the Kang Nam might head for the Singapore
port, and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John McCain with the
multifunctional tracking and zeroing-in system Aegis sailed there from the
Japanese Yokosuka Navy base. Singapore stated that it "is ready to act
duly if suspicions are confirmed with respect to the North Korean cargo".
The Kang Nam is the first North Korean vessel that is shadowed after
introduction of new sanctions against Pyongyang in response to the nuclear
test, carried out last May. The resolution of the UN Security Council
permitted the Organisation's member countries to inspect North Korean
cargoes, carried by land, sea and air.
In the opinion of some analysts, Pyongyang carried out the latest
missile launches and the nuclear test so as to consolidate the political
position of Kim Jong-un, the junior son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il
who suffered a serious apoplectic stoke last year.
The Japanese Mainichi Shinbun, referring to sources close to the
republican leadership, reported on Saturday that Kim Jong-un allegedly
already performs the duties of the chairman the National Defence
Commission, the country's top governing body.