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As speculation mounts that Kim Jong-un and Trump could meet this month, analysts say Pyongyang will continue to see nuclear weapons as a matter of survival

North Korea’s launch last week of a missile from a naval destroyer elicited an uncharacteristically prosaic analysis from the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The launch was proof, he said, that arming ships with nuclear weapons was “making satisfactory progress”.

But the test, and Kim’s mildly upbeat appraisal, were designed to reverberate well beyond the deck of the 5,000-tonne destroyer-class vessel the Choe Hyon – the biggest warship in the North Korean fleet.

His pointed reference to nuclear weapons was made as the US and Israel continued their air bombardment of Iran – a regime Donald Trump had warned, without offering evidence, was only weeks away from having a nuclear weapon.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All but impossible, the major players keep an eye on all the things necessary for nuclear weapons.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Just do what Pakistan did and make a publicized nuclear team and nuclear infrastructure that acts as the fall guy for the real nuclear team and real infrastructure.

Also probably maybe have a government and military that isn't susceptible to espionage.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Actually, Canada got in on the ground floor and we have everything we'd need. They say we're about two months out at any given time, going the plutonium route.

Then again, we're pretty used to the luxuries of not being an isolated pariah state.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You guys aren't quite as turnkey as, say, Japan. They've got reprocessing and rocket production from JAXA and really would have to just put together an implosion device.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

TIL.

Delivery would be an issue for sure. Then again, if the potential target is America "guys on quads" would work. If the target isn't America, America will do it for us.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

As an American I sincerely hope that's true, though I'd wager most of the people within "guys on quads" distance are pretty sympathetic to the effects our federal government is having on old allies.