North Korea's Nuclear Weapons : Technical Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons--Testing.

Plutonium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (35 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes what is known from open sources about North Korean nuclear weapons production capabilities, including estimates of nuclear warheads and stocks; plutonium production and reactors; uranium enrichment; Oct. 2006, May 2009, and Feb. 2013 nuclear tests; delivery systems; and nuclear doctrine and intent. Assesses current developments in verifying dismantlement of North Korean nuclear facilities, as agreed in the Six-Party Talks; reviews 2012 Leap Day Agreement; and covers proliferation issues and other issues for Congress relating to funding, authority, and policy guidance.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. North Korea's Nuclear Weapons

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