North Korea’s much-speculated seventh nuclear test could happen around the US presidential elections in November, South Korea’s defence minister has warned. Shin Wonsik arrived in Tokyo on ...

In 2018, a top South Korean official told parliament that North Korea was estimated to have already manufactured up to 60 nuclear weapons. Estimates on how many nuclear bombs North Korea can add ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Denuclearization of North Korea is a prerequisite for global stability, South Korea said Tuesday after President Donald Trump described the reclusive regime as a “nuclear ...

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (UPI) --North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference in Geneva on Tuesday, shortly after U.S. President Donald ...

North Korea has pursued nuclear development unchecked by international constraints. Barack Obama's administration has demanded that Pyongyang make a strategic choice to denuclearize and tried to ...

In subsequent interviews, US officials revealed they also contemplated dropping a bomb or shooting a missile at Yongbyon ... Crucially, Carter came up with a deal where North Korea would stop its ...

Still, hundreds of nuclear bombs would continue to be tested underground for decades to come. Countries like China, India, ...

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon upset key U.S. ally South Korea Tuesday when he labeled North Korea a "nuclear power" in a statement submitted to a ...

Simultaneously, North Korea began experimenting with high explosive tests required to build the triggering mechanism of a nuclear bomb. Although there have been various diplomatic efforts to ...

The country said North Korea can “never be recognized as a nuclear-armed state,” NBC News reported. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean ...

North Korea’s state media reported on ... the president’s characterization of Pyongyang as a “nuclear power.” North Korea’s main newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, reported in a two-sentence ...

North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched ... President Truman confirmed that he had been actively considering using atomic bombs in Korea since the beginning of the war. The comments provoked ...