Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high ranking officials during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Korea Times/Yonhap: North Korea estimated to have up to 60 nuclear warheads: think tank
North Korea is believed to have up to 60 nuclear warheads that can threaten regional stability, according to a recent estimate by a research institute affiliated with the U.S. National Defense University.
The Institute for National Strategic Studies said in its Strategic Assessment 2020 report that the North is assumed to have between 15 and 60 nuclear warheads and approximately 650 ballistic missiles capable of threatening cities in South Korea, as well as in Japan and eastern China.
"Through the development of weapons of mass destruction, use of chemical weapons, and aggressive posturing of its conventional forces, the DPRK threatens regional stability and global norms," the report said, referring to the North by its official name.
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WNU Editor: North Korea has made no public comment on the results of the U.S. Presidential election. My gut tells me that the North Korean leadership are deeply disappointed that President Trump was not re-elected. They had a relationship with President Trump, and an understanding on what is expected and what is not. There is no relationship between Kim Jong-un and Joe Biden, and more to the point, Joe Biden has no interest to develop one. I expect tensions will start to grow on the Korean peninsula in the coming months. I also expect North Korea to re-start long range missile and maybe a nuclear test later this year.
