Number: RL34256
Title: North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments
Authors: Mary Beth Nikitin, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report summarizes what is known from open sources about the North Korean nuclear weapons program - including weapons-usable fissile material and warhead estimates - and assesses current developments in verifying dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear facilities as agreed in the Six-Party Talks. The Six-Party Talks include the United States, South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and North Korea, and were begun in August 2003 to attempt to resolve the current crisis over North Korean nuclear weapons.
Pages: 17
Date: February 5, 2008