North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or ( DPRK) declared in 2009 that it had developed a nuclear weapon, and is widely believed to possess a small stockpile of relatively simple nuclear weapons. The CIA assesses that North Korea also has a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons. North Korea was a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but withdrew in 2003, citing the failure of the United States to fulfill its end of the Agreed Framework, a 1994 agreement between the states to limit North Korea's nuclear ambitions, begin normalization of relations, and help North Korea supply some energy needs through nuclear reactors. The IAEA has met with Ri Je Son, The Director General of the General Department of Atomic Energy (GDAE) of DPRK, to discuss nuclear matters. Ri Je Son was also mentioned in this role in 2002 in a United Nations article.
On October 9, 2006, the North Korean government issued an announcement that it had successfully conducted a nuclear test for the first time. Both the United States Geological Survey and Japanese seismological authorities detected an earthquake with a preliminary estimated magnitude of 4.3 in North Korea, corroborating some aspects of the North Korean claims.On January 6, 2007, the North Korean government further confirmed that it had nuclear weapons.
In April 2009, reports surfaced that North Korea has become a "fully fledged nuclear power", an opinion shared by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. On May 25, 2009, North Korea conducted another nuclear test, which is believed to have been the cause of a magnitude 4.7 seismic event. Although there is no official information about the test's location, it is believed that it happened at the site of the first nuclear test at Mantapsan, Kilju County, in the north-eastern part of North Korea. North Korea is assumed to have at least six nuclear weapons, but its military uranium enrichment program could boost the stockpile to as many as 48 weapons by 2015.
On February 11, 2013, the USGS detected a magnitude 5.1 seismic disturbance, reported to be a third underground nuclear test. North Korea has officially reported it as a successful nuclear test with a lighter warhead, and yet delivers more force than before without mentioning the exact yield. South Korean sources put the yield estimation at 6 to 7kt of TNT while experts pointed a 5.1 magnitude of earthquake should be yielding an equivalent of about 20kt of TNT instead
North Korea restart its plutonium reactor and reprocessing plant and resume construction of two larger reactors. In January 2003 North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. North Korea probably already has enough processed plutonium to build four to five nuclear bombs. In the future, North Korea potentially could produce many more nuclear weapons each year. North Korea also has an active ballistic missile program to produce longer-range missiles capable of hitting Japan, including U.S. bases in Okinawa. North Korea sells these missiles to different countries .The North Korean government has created a tragedy, preventing economic development and starving its people while at the same time funding a massive military force armed with missiles and weapons of mass destruction . North Korea has an active chemical weapons program capable of producing and delivering various chemical agents as well as one of the most robust offensive biological weapons programs on earth. In addition, U.S. intelligence suggests that North Korea has produced enough plutonium for at least one, and possibly two, nuclear weapons and continues its efforts to produce nuclear weapon.
On October 9, 2006, the North Korean government issued an announcement that it had successfully conducted a nuclear test for the first time. Both the United States Geological Survey and Japanese seismological authorities detected an earthquake with a preliminary estimated magnitude of 4.3 in North Korea, corroborating some aspects of the North Korean claims.On January 6, 2007, the North Korean government further confirmed that it had nuclear weapons.
In April 2009, reports surfaced that North Korea has become a "fully fledged nuclear power", an opinion shared by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. On May 25, 2009, North Korea conducted another nuclear test, which is believed to have been the cause of a magnitude 4.7 seismic event. Although there is no official information about the test's location, it is believed that it happened at the site of the first nuclear test at Mantapsan, Kilju County, in the north-eastern part of North Korea. North Korea is assumed to have at least six nuclear weapons, but its military uranium enrichment program could boost the stockpile to as many as 48 weapons by 2015.
On February 11, 2013, the USGS detected a magnitude 5.1 seismic disturbance, reported to be a third underground nuclear test. North Korea has officially reported it as a successful nuclear test with a lighter warhead, and yet delivers more force than before without mentioning the exact yield. South Korean sources put the yield estimation at 6 to 7kt of TNT while experts pointed a 5.1 magnitude of earthquake should be yielding an equivalent of about 20kt of TNT instead
North Korea restart its plutonium reactor and reprocessing plant and resume construction of two larger reactors. In January 2003 North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. North Korea probably already has enough processed plutonium to build four to five nuclear bombs. In the future, North Korea potentially could produce many more nuclear weapons each year. North Korea also has an active ballistic missile program to produce longer-range missiles capable of hitting Japan, including U.S. bases in Okinawa. North Korea sells these missiles to different countries .The North Korean government has created a tragedy, preventing economic development and starving its people while at the same time funding a massive military force armed with missiles and weapons of mass destruction . North Korea has an active chemical weapons program capable of producing and delivering various chemical agents as well as one of the most robust offensive biological weapons programs on earth. In addition, U.S. intelligence suggests that North Korea has produced enough plutonium for at least one, and possibly two, nuclear weapons and continues its efforts to produce nuclear weapon.
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