International
Trump Claims North Korea Possesses 57 Nuclear Weapons
Deccan Herald1h
THE BRIEF
1
US President Donald Trump stated that North Korea holds 57 nuclear weapons and announced plans for a future meeting with leader Kim Jong Un.
2
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimated in June that North Korea has possibly assembled around 60 warheads and possesses enough fissile material for 30 more.
3
Trump ordered Pentagon officials to cut short joint military exercises with South Korea, describing the previous drills as inappropriate and hostile toward the North Korean regime.