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North Korea and weapons of mass destruction

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Location of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
First nuclear weapon testOctober 9, 2006
First thermonuclear weapon testSeptember 3, 2017[1]
Last nuclear testSeptember 3, 2017
Largest yield test
Total tests6
Current strategic arsenal50 (2024 estimate)[4][5]
Maximum missile range15,000 km (9,300 mi) Hwasong-17[6][b]
NPT partyNot a member (withdrew in 2003)
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Photograph of a mock-up of the Little Boy nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945.
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North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program[7] and, as of 2024, is estimated to have an arsenal of approximately 50 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of fissile material for six to seven nuclear weapons per year.[8] North Korea has also stockpiled a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons. In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).[9] Since 2006, the country has conducted six nuclear tests at increasing levels of expertise, prompting the imposition of sanctions.[10]

  1. ^ "North Korea: Tremor was sixth nuclear test, says Japan". BBC News. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "North Korea nuclear test: what we know so far". The Guardian. September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "The nuclear explosion in North Korea on 3 September 2017: A revised magnitude assessment". NORSAR. September 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "North Korea could have 40 nuclear weapons, Swedish think tank says".
  5. ^ "Sipri Yearbook 2020 : Armaments, Disarmament and International Security Summary" (PDF). Sipri.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet". November 28, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DOD-DPRK-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance, Arms Control Association (updated August 2020)
  9. ^ "North Korea leaves nuclear pact". CNN.com. January 10, 2003. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016.
  10. ^ North Korea: Overview, Nuclear Threat Initiative (last updated May 2019).


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