North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal

The heightened rhetoric from Pyongyang has left analysts asking why North Korea appears to need so many nuclear weapons ...

North Korean nuclear status hardens amid China, Russia shift

Analysts say S. Korea must maintain sanctions and rebuild pressure through China and Russia as N. Korea seeks to cement its ...

International efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program have failed. Here’s what comes next

Based on past performance, economic sanctions will never be strong enough to denuclearise North Korea. There’s a better way.
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North Korea’s new destroyer capsized at its own launch. A year later it’s heading into service anyway

Last year North Korea's newest destroyer rolled over at its own launch, and the world assumed the program was finished for years. Instead Pyongyang repaired the ship, ran integrated weapons trials, ...

China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance

Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came as Kim tried to convince the world of the irreversibility of his country's status as a nuclear power.

North Korea’s Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy

North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service - North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the ...

North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country's nuclear ...
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Whether Kusong or Yongbyon, North Korea Will Never Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons Program

In this file photo, provided on April 14, 2023, by KCNA, Kim Jong Un and his daughter observe the test-launch of the Hwasong-18 ICBM at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Credit: KCNA A single ...
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North Korea quietly ramps up its nuclear program

With Washington's attention elsewhere, North Korea has slowly been building up its nuclear weapons program. This week, Kim Jong Un took a publicity tour of a new nuclear fuel facility while promising ...
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Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally. Instead, the ...
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Opinion: Xi meets Kim: China reaffirms support for North Korea’s nukes

China has been supporting the North Korean nuclear program all along because that program gives it leverage over Washington.