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  2. Jun 28, 2022 · Updated. Last updated June 28, 2022 11:40 am (EST) Summary. North Korea could have the material for more than one hundred nuclear weapons, according to analysts’ estimates. It has...

  3. Max. yield. ~140 kt ( U.S. intelligence) [1] 160 kt (Revised estimates from Japanese Government) [2] 250 kt ( 38 North and revised NORSAR estimate) [3] [4] North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, 2013, twice in 2016, and in 2017. 2km.

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    9 October 2006 01:35:27
    KST (+9 hrs)
    Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...
    25 May 2009 00:54:43
    KST (+9 hrs)
    Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...
    12 February 2013 02:57:51
    KST (+9 hrs)
    Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...
    6 January 2016 01:30:01
    PYT (+8:30 hrs)
    Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea ...
  4. May 20, 2021 · The Hwasong-12 (KN17) has been tested successfully three times, the latest being in January 2022. The deployment status of these missiles is unknown. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs): North Koreas first successful ICMB test flight occurred in 2017, when the country launched the Hwasong-15.

  5. Dec 16, 2021 · A North Korean press release stated it had tested a hydrogen bomb (or two-stage thermonuclear warhead) that it was perfecting for delivery on an intercontinental ballistic missile. In April 2018, North Korea announced that it had achieved its goals, would no longer conduct nuclear tests, and would close down its Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

  6. Nuclear Testing. North Korea has tested a nuclear explosive device six times since 2006. Each test produced underground blasts progressively higher in magnitude and estimated yield. North Korea conducted its most recent test on September 3, 2017.

  7. Apr 10, 2023 · For over three decades, the Institute has charted the growth in North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, estimating in the 1990s it had at most one or two nuclear weapons, 3 five to 13 plutonium-based weapons in 2005, 4 30 to 55 weapons at the end of 2017 composed of either plutonium or weapon-grade uranium, 5 and today, as will be discussed below ...

  8. Feb 21, 2023 · North Korea has conducted six underground nuclear tests at Punggye-ri between 2006 and 2017. The country claims no harmful materials were released after the tests . But outside experts...