Kim Jong Un Nuclear Weapons

• Kim Jong Un threatens to use nukes amid tensions with U.S., South Korea

  While Kim has threatened his rivals with nuclear weapons, it’s unlikely that he would use them first against the superior militaries of the U.S. and its allies, observers say.

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  Jul 28, 2022
  
• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to host summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin

  North Korea confirmed Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin in a summit that comes at a crucial moment for tenuous diplomacy meant to rid the North of its nuclear arsenal.

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  Apr 22, 2019
  
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• North Korea has up to 60 nuclear weapons, Seoul says

  A top South Korean official told lawmakers that North Korea is estimated to have up to 60 nuclear weapons, in Seoul's first public comment about the size of the North's secrecy-clouded weapons arsenal.

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  Oct 2, 2018
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• Tensions ease on Korean peninsula — but experts still wary about North’s nuclear weapons

  North Korea is reportedly willing to talk about abandoning its county's nuclear weapons program and is ready to hold diplomatic talks with the United States, according to the South.

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  Mar 6, 2018
• Kim Jong Un’s ‘slush fund’ running dry after so many nuclear missile tests: report

  North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un is running out of a "slush fund" he inherited after a series of pricey nuclear weapon and missile tests, according to a report.

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  Jan 26, 2018