North Korea Has Nuclear Bombs, Building More: Official

Satellite file photo of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Washington (AFP) Jun 09, 2005
North Korea has a stockpile of nuclear bombs and is building more such weapons, the country's vice foreign minister Kim Gye Gwan said in an interview with a US television network released Wednesday.

"I should say that we have enough nuclear bombs to defend against a US attack," the North Korean official told ABC News when asked how many nuclear bombs it possessed.

Asked whether Pyongyang was building more nuclear bombs, Kim said: "Yes."

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WMD Trafficking Hard To Stop Without China

Washington, (UPI) June 9, 2005
A U.S. lawmaker criticized a U.S.-sponsored initiative to stop trafficking of weapons of mass destruction, saying Thursday the Proliferation Security Initiative needs to include South Korea and receive backing from China.

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