How the Nuclear Threat From North Korea Has Grown

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Satellite imagery of North Korea?s nuclear complex in Yongbyon, combined with official North Korean propaganda photos and recent nuclear tests, suggests that the country could rapidly expand its arsenal. Experts say that North Korea has fewer than 10 nuclear weapons. How the Nuclear Threat From North Korea Has GrownWhen North Korea tested a missile that fell harmlessly into the sea this month, it was more than just an attempt by its 33-year-old leader, Kim Jong-un, to jolt a new American president. In May 2015, Mr. Kim said North Korea had the ability to miniaturize nuclear weapons. North Korea?s nuclear weapons program has progressed in four areas that bear watching: arsenal size, bomb strength, missile technology and ability to elude detection.