WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Korea could soon produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year, South Korea's dovish new president said Monday, as he called for efforts to lower tensions.
North Korea has assembled an estimated 50 warheads and has fissile material to produce up to 40 more, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute., This news data comes from:http://uy-kb-pndl-jt.erlvyiwan.com
"An ICBM capable of reaching the United States is almost fully developed, and they are continuing to build the capacity to produce approximately 10 to 20 nuclear bombs per year," President Lee Jae Myung said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Referring to the harder-line policies of his predecessor and lack of diplomacy with North Korea, Lee said: "We have made efforts to deter North Korea and apply sanctions, but the result has been North Korea continues developing its nuclear program."
NKorea could produce ten to twenty nukes per year — SKorea leader
"The hard fact is that the number of nuclear weapons that North Korea possesses has increased over the past three to four years," he said.
Lee said that South Korea was committed to conventional weapons deterrence against the North but also pointed to his efforts to ease steps seen as provocative, such as ending loudspeaker blasting of anti-North Korea messages across the military frontier.
He was speaking after talks with President Donald Trump, who said he hoped to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again.
- Lacson seeks probe of 2 PH contractors' board members for conflict of interest
- NATO members to reach 2% defense spending goal this year
- Motive probed for US shooting that killed two children, injured 17
- Indonesia leader orders investigation into driver's protest death
- Iran says open to US nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs
- Pangilinan pushes coordinated water management
- Marcos willing to submit to a lifestyle check
- Evicted from their forests, Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for their rights
- Widespread flooding in Quezon City due to heavy rains, stranding commuters, rendering most roads impassable to vehicles
- ‘Lannie’ to bring rain over NLuzon, southwest monsoon to affect Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa —Pagasa
