Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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First nuclear weapon test | October 9, 2006 |
First thermonuclear weapon test | September 3, 2017[1] |
Last nuclear test | September 3, 2017 |
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Total tests | 6 |
Current strategic arsenal | 50(2024 estimate)[4][5] |
Maximum missile range | 15,000 km (9,300 mi) Hwasong-17[6][b] |
NPT party | Not a member (withdrew in 2003) |
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Background |
Nuclear-armed states |
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North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program[7] and, as of 2024, is estimated to have an arsenal of approximately 50 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of fissile material for six to seven nuclear weapons per year.[8] North Korea has also stockpiled a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons. In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).[9] Since 2006, the country has conducted six nuclear tests at increasing levels of expertise, prompting the imposition of sanctions.[10]
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