North Korea has criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and says it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of it ...

Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 1993 The International Atomic Energy ...

SEOUL--North Korea appears to be “restoring” its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea has said, with signs of new construction spotted in satellite imagery for the first time since it was ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons program, state ...

“Referring to a series of new plans for rapidly bolstering all deterrence including nuclear ... North Korea hasn’t directly responded to Trump’s recent overture, as it continues weapons ...

SEOUL--Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site ...

“Referring to a series of new plans for rapidly bolstering all deterrence including nuclear ... North Korea hasn’t directly responded to Trump’s recent overture, as it continues weapons ...

North Korea has amassed an estimated 50 nuclear warheads since its first test in 2006, per the Federation of American Scientists. This arsenal, which analysts say is central to Kim's quest for ...

This photo provided Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the defense ministry in Pyongyang, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Independent ...