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Reuters, which disseminated information about theevents related to the resignation of North Korean Vice-Marshal Lee En Ho, asserts that the source of information is very reliable (for example, in 2006 the agency reported on the future conduct of nuclear tests). Li Yong-ho was considered one of the most influential people in the highest echelon of the North Korean leadership. Recently he was removed from the post of chief of the General Staff, and also deprived of other influential posts: a member of the presidium of the Politburo and the Politburo of the Labor Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission. This is an event that can have far-reaching consequences. The fact is that the North Korean economy, which is extremely militarized, has always been under the strict control of the military. And Vice-Marshal Lee Yong-ho, being one of the close associates of the former leader of the country Kim Jong-il, categorically rejected the very possibility of involving civilian experts in solving economic problems. Now the situation can change. According to the South Korean edition of The Chosun Ilbo, when Vice-Marshal Chae Ren Ha, in carrying out the order of the current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, tried to get the disgraced dignitary to leave the office, the protection of Lee Yong-ho provided armed resistance. In the ensuing skirmish, according to this publication, several dozen people died. And it is possible that among them could be Lee Yong-ho himself. Of course, this information needs to be checked and clarified. But in any case, it can be concluded with a high degree of probability that the current leadership of North Korea intends to begin a course of reforms to prevent a very real collapse of the economy. This is also evidenced by the information that a special group of economic reforms was set up in the labor party of Korea under the order of Kim Jong-un, whose task is to analyze the experience of economic and agricultural transformation carried out by China. It is likely that a powerful neighbor - China, who is interested in maintaining the stability of North Korea and preventing mass riots there, diplomatically signaled to the North Korean leadership that the former course, based on Juche ideology, had exhausted itself. How events will develop in the future - time will tell.

On 29 April 1997, the Convention onprohibition of chemical weapons. Its participants were 188 of the 198 member states of the United Nations. Egypt, Somalia, Syria, Angola and North Korea did not join it, and Israel and Myanmar signed, but have not yet ratified the treaty. The presence of chemical weapons on its territory was officially recognized by the United States, Russia, the Republic of Korea, India, Iraq, Libya and Albania. Most of all dangerous substances were found in Russia and the United States - 40 and 31 thousand tons respectively. The main obligation, which was undertaken by the parties to the Convention, was a ban on the production, use of chemical weapons and the destruction of all its reserves by April 2007. Since later it became clear that very few people will have time to do it within the set time, it was extended until April 2012. In the course of fulfilling the obligations, only three countries managed to reach the appointed date. Among them are Albania (2007), the Republic of Korea (2008) and India (2009). The rest, for certain reasons, asked for a postponement for some time. Libya disposed of only 54% (13.5 tonnes) of its chemical weapons stockpiles. This causes concern among the world community, since during the civil war the control over poisonous substances was seriously weakened. In this regard, the UN Security Council last year adopted a resolution on the non-proliferation of such weapons in this country. Russia on April 29, 2012 managed to destroy only 61.9% (24,747 tons) of chemical weapons on its territory. The main problem of such a delay is explained by the fact that the disposal of the remaining part, consisting of especially dangerous and expired substances, must be handled very carefully, since any violation of technology can lead to disaster. In addition, the elimination of chemical weapons requires huge financial costs - for seven years the country spent this program $ 2 million. As for the United States, it managed to dispose of 90% of the existing chemical weapons within a set period of time. However, the destruction of the remaining 10%, it plans to stretch until 2023. The reason for this is the same complexity of disposal and insufficiency of funds. Overall, as of the end of January 2012, 50,000 tons of toxic substances were destroyed in the world. This is approximately 73% of all stocks.