North Korea and weapons of mass destruction

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
First nuclear weapon test	October 9, 2006
First thermonuclear weapon test	September 3, 2017
Last nuclear test	September 3, 2017
Largest yield test	50 kilotons of TNT (210 TJ) based on Korea Meteorological Administration – 250 kilotons of TNT (1,000 TJ) NORSAR revised estimate based on a tremor of 6.1M;
Total tests	6
Current strategic arsenal	40 weapons (estimate)
Maximum missile range	15,000 km (9,300 mi) Hwasong-17
NPT party	Not a member (withdrew in 2003)

North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program and, as of early 2020, is estimated to have an arsenal of approximately 30 to 40 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.

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