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

The dust has now settled on the ostentatious summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang earlier this month. But perhaps the biggest takeaway was what ...
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Kim’s arithmetic: Why North Korea is building toward 300-500 nuclear warheads

North Korea has roughly 60 nuclear weapons and Kim Jong-un keeps demanding an exponential increase. Bruce Bennett works the ...

South Korea drops denuclearization as precondition for talks with the North

South Korean officials said they were instead adopting a “peace first” approach and would instead seek to freeze North ...
The Diplomat

North Korea’s Quiet Campaign to Be a ‘Responsible’ Nuclear Power

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 In October ...
UPI

OP-ED: Iran nuclear crisis may shape North Korea policy

May 3 (Asia Today) --This column was written by an outside contributor and does not necessarily reflect the views of Asia Today. It is difficult to predict exactly how the Iran war will end, but one ...
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North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, visits a new facility to produce ...
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Peace, not denuclearization, now South Korea’s priority in policy toward North

South Korea’s unification minister said that Seoul was working on a strategy that would be conducive to persuading Pyongyang ...
CNN

Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up

Kim Jong Un inspected a new plant that makes weapons-grade nuclear material on Wednesday and said Pyongyang plans to “beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate,” according to a report ...
CBS News

North Korea announces opening of new nuclear facility

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 forces "at an exponential rate." The official ...

North Korea threatens a response to US flying long-range bombers over South Korea

SEOUL—North Korea on Thursday threatened unspecified retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea ...
The Hill

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

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 forces “at an ...