North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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| First nuclear weapon test | October 9, 2006 |
| First thermonuclear weapon test | September 3, 2017 |
| Last nuclear test | September 3, 2017 |
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| Total tests | 6 |
| Current strategic arsenal | 50 (2024 estimate) |
| Maximum missile range | 15,000 km (9,300 mi) Hwasong-17 |
| NPT party | Not a member (withdrew in 2003) |
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| Background |
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North Korea has a nuclear weapons program, and, as of 2024, is estimated to have an arsenal of approximately 50 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of fissile material for six to seven nuclear weapons per year. North Korea has also stockpiled a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons. In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Since 2006, the country has conducted six nuclear tests at increasing levels of expertise, prompting the imposition of sanctions.