Trump warns North Korea has ’57 very powerful nuclear weapons’
Trump’s disclosure matches outside estimates and suggests Washington may be edging toward treating North Korea as a nuclear power.
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'Kim has...': Trump drops North Korea bombshell, reveals how many nuclear weapons Kim Jong Un has
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that North Korea possesses 57 nuclear weapons as he previewed a possible meeting with leader Kim Jong Un later this year. Trump made the remark while defending his relationship with Kim, arguing that his rapport with the North Korean leader is "a good thing," not a bad one. Trump’s unusually precise figure appears to be the first time a U.S. official has publicly put an exact number on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Public assessments have generally estimated that Pyongyang has roughly 50 to 60 assembled warheads, while warning that the country’s secretive program makes a definitive count impossible. It was not immediately clear whether Trump’s specific figure was based on a classified U.S. intelligence assessment.
The U.S. President praises leader Kim Jong-un for his respectful conduct and discusses secret information about his nuclear weapons. What's right about it?
What to make of Trump’s oddly specific claim that North Korea has 57 nukes
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday by putting an unusually specific number on how many nuclear weapons North Korea possesses: 57. The U.S. president did not provide the source for this number when addressing reporters, leaving questions over whether it reflects intelligence assessments, an estimate of operational warheads or simply a figure drawn from another […]
Trump reveals exact number of North Korea's nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that North Korea possesses 57 nuclear weapons as he previewed a possible meeting with leader Kim Jong Un later this year.Trump made the remark while defending his relationship with Kim, arguing that his rapport with the North Korean leader is "a good thing," not a bad one.Trump’s unusually precise figure appears to be the first time a U.S. official has publicly put an exact number on North Korea’s nuclear ar…
Donald Trump talks again about his relationship with Kim Jong Un. What his statements about North Korea and future US policy mean remains open.
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