Kim, North Korea and Nuclear Weapons

Trump Plans To Disarm North Korea, but Kim Wants More Nuclear Weapons
In an interview last week, President Trump called Kim Jong Un a "smart guy" and said he would reach out to the North Korean leader.
Kim Jong Un vows to ‘indefinitely’ continue North Korea's nuclear weapons push
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "indefinitely" strengthening his regime's nuclear weapons capacity, state media reported Wednesday.
North Korea's Kim Calls for Bolstering Nuclear Forces This Year, KCNA Reports
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 29, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reported Wednesday, as it ramps up pressure on the United States following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility as Pyongyang pressures Trump administration
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports
North Korea's Kim Expected to Send More Troops, Weapons to Russia
North Korean troops' limited combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefields have contributed to heavy losses.
Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul
South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.
North Korea tells United Nations it is a 'responsible nuclear state'
North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.
Kim Jong-un inspects nuclear facility, calls for stronger nuclear shield
Kim Jong-un has inspected a nuclear-material production base and a nuclear weapons institute, emphasizing that strengthening the nuclear shield is "indispensable" amid a long-term confrontation with "the most vicious hostile countries.
North Korea's Kim vows nuclear program to continue, warns of "inevitable" confrontation
Kim Jong Un vowed North Korea's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely" just days after Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic moves to the leader.
North Korea fires cruise missile as it vows ‘toughest' response to US
North Korea said Sunday it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest ...
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North Korea conducts second missile test in 2 days as Blinken visits region — this one was hypersonic, Pyongyang claims
There are concerns that Russia could transfer to North Korea advanced weapons technology in return, which could potentially enhance the threat posed by Kim's nuclear-armed military. At a ...
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North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
There are concerns that Russia could transfer to North Korea advanced weapons technology in return, which could potentially enhance the threat posed by Kim’s nuclear-armed military. At a year ...
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North Korea claims successful test of new intermediate-range hypersonic missile
"[Russian President Vladimir] Putin may be close to reversing a decades-long policy by accepting DPRK's nuclear weapons program," he added. North Korea has sent munitions and missiles to ...
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N. Korea's Kim inspects nuclear-material production base, urges strengthening of nuclear shield: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a nuclear-material production base and a nuclear weapons institute, calling for ...
North Korea sends ‘a subtle signal’ to Trump about dialogue – via a missile test
The missile launch came on the heels of the newly inaugurated US president acknowledging Kim Jong-un’s hermit state as a ...