American Victims of Terrorism File Lawsuit Against British American Tobacco Over Alleged Enablement of Missile Attacks

American victims of terrorism have filed a lawsuit against British American Tobacco, alleging the company knowingly financed and enabled North Korea's development of ballistic missiles used in attacks on US servicemembers and civilians. The lawsuit claims the company operated a clandestine cigarette manufacturing joint venture with a North Korean government-owned entity, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit revenue that funded North Korea's weapons programs. The victims seek justice for missile strikes in Iraq in 2020 and 2022 that killed and injured Americans.