Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeKim Jong-un is reportedly ramping up North Korea's nuclear programme and he has ordered the military to ensure his missiles are combat ready. The UN Security Council has banned North Korea from testing these powerful weapons, but it has ignored that order on numerous occasions. A worrying report published by a Korean think tank, called the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, states North Korea could have 200 nuclear weapons and several dozen intercontinental ballistic missiles by 2027. The report states the United States and South Korea are "not prepared" to deal with the "developing North Korean nuclear weapon threat". However, the White House claims North Korea has not engaged in talks since Biden took office.

Source: Daily Mirror April 17, 2021 00:02 UTC