North Korea could hold 40 nuclear weapons by year's end, researcher claims
A researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) believes North Korea, under Kim Jong-Un’s leadership, will have constructed 40 nuclear weapons by the start of 2020.
On Monday, SIPRI researcher Dan Smith spoke with reporters outside the home of the Swedish ambassador to South Korea about North Korea’s continued nuclear development, as reported by South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.
In a June 2018 estimate, Smith indicated North Korea had between 20 to 30 nuclear weapons at the time. His new estimates of Pyongyang’s nuclear development plan suggests the country has not slowed its pace towards a nuclear arsenal, despite rounds of talks between Kim and President Donald Trump.
Smith said North Korea does not believe its nuclear development runs afoul of its own commitment to “denuclearization.”
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/09/north-korea-could-hold-40-nuclear-weapons-by-years-end-researcher-claims/
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