US EditionSouth Korea Warns North Korea Produces Nuclear Material for 10-20 Weapons Annually
South Korea warns North Korea’s arsenal grows annually by 10-20 warheads with risks of missile advancements and nuclear material exports, increasing regional and global security concerns.
- On Jan. 21, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned that North Korea is producing material sufficient for roughly 10 to 20 nuclear warheads annually, speaking at a New Year press conference in Seoul.
- Lee said North Korea continues developing intercontinental ballistic missile technology aimed at striking the U.S. mainland, underscoring the need for pragmatic efforts to reduce tensions and prevent miscalculation.
- Lee Jae Myung reiterated a three-stage plan to halt weapons development, reduce the arsenal, then pursue full dismantlement, saying, `A halt to nuclear material production and further development of ICBM technology, as well as preventing overseas exports, would be beneficial.`
- Proliferation risks may rise if excess fissile material is not contained, as Lee Jae Myung warned it could go abroad, while an unnamed man claimed a breach to measure radiation at a uranium facility.
- Lee Jae Myung said a `Trump-style approach seems helpful in dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un` and pledged Seoul would act as a pacemaker, pushing talks without preconditions since June.
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North Korea Churns Out Enough Nuclear Material for 20 Bombs a Year
North Korea continues to expand its nuclear weapons program, with the capacity to produce enough fissile material for up to 20 nuclear warheads each year, according to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. The assessment was delivered during a press conference on January 21, as reported by AFP. Lee stated that despite international sanctions, North Korea remains capable of sustaining its weapons development efforts. “Even now, North Korea contin…
North Produces Enough Nuclear Material a Year for 10-20 Weapons, Says S. Korea President
North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, the South's President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday, warning that Pyongyang's ambitions could pose a global danger. The North carried out its first atomic test in 2006 in violation of UN resolutions and is now believed to possess dozens of nuclear warheads. "Even now, nuclear materials sufficient to produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons a year are still being produced" in…
How dangerous is North Korea to the world? South Korea, however, is alarmed: Pyongyang could threaten "not only the US, but the whole world" if its nuclear arsenal were further expanded.
North Korea produces enough nuclear material each year to assemble up to 20 atomic weapons, said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday, foreshadowing a "global danger" if nothing is done to resolve the issue.
North Korea produces enough nuclear material each year to collect up to 20 nuclear weapons, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday. He warns about the danger of these weapons reaching its end in exile.
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