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.

Plutonium.

Uranium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Summarizes what is known from open sources about North Korean nuclear weapons production capabilities, including estimates of nuclear warheads and stocks, plutonium production, uranium enrichment, Oct. 2006 and May 2009 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; and covers proliferation issues and other issues for Congress relating to funding, authority, and policy guidance

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-34256b in the 2011 issue

Notes:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-FDT-0157

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