United Nations ( CNN ) -- A U.N. expert panel alleges that North Korea exported banned nuclear and ballistic missile technology to several rogue nations . The 75-page report , complied by a seven-member panel reporting to the United Nations Security Council , states that North Korea is involved in `` nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities in certain countries , including Iran , Syria and Myanmar '' and that special attention should be given by all member countries to inhibit such activities . The report , which was released this week , had been delayed from publication for six months by China , a friendly nation to North Korea , according to a diplomat familiar with the case . The diplomat spoke in a background briefing and did not want to be identified . Read more of CNN 's coverage on North Korea . The experts write that North Korea is getting around U.N.-imposed sanctions and is masking financial transactions by the use of `` overseas entities , shell companies , informal transfer mechanisms , cash couriers and barter arrangements . '' The report goes on to state that North Korea `` has established a highly sophisticated international network for the acquisition , marketing and sale of arms and military equipment , and arms exports have become one of the country 's principal sources for obtaining foreign exchange . '' The report detailed some of the ways is says North Korea -- formally known as the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) -- gets around U.N. sanctions : . -- The DPRK is believed to use air cargo to handle high-valued and sensitive arms exports . Such cargo can be sent by direct air cargo from the DPRK to the destination country . Some modern cargo planes , for example , can fly non-stop from the DPRK to Iran , when routed directly through neighboring air space . -- A technique now being used by the DPRK to conceal its arms exports is to ship components for the assembly of arms overseas in the form of `` knock-down kits '' which can be delivered to foreign assembly plants , the report says . In some cases , this is a turn-key operation with the participation of DPRK scientists , technicians and specialists . The North Korean government had no immediate response to the report . The United Nations Security Council imposed its last sanctions on North Korea in 2009 after the country conducted a nuclear test .
A U.N. report says North Korea exported nuclear and missile technology . The materials went to countries including Syria , North Korea and Iran , the report says . There was no immediate response from North Korea . The U.N. imposed sanctions against Myanmar after a nuclear test in 2009 .