Photo May Reveal North Korea Miniaturized a Nuclear Weapon in 2006

Photo May Reveal North Korea Miniaturized a Nuclear Weapon in 2006
Former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspects what could be a miniaturized atomic bomb in a photograph that hung inside the hall of a Pyongyang arms conference on Dec. 11, 2017. Screenshot via Stimme Koreas/YouTube
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North Korea’s nuclear missile program has made explosive progress in the recent years, culminating in a nuclear bomb test in September and an intercontinental ballistic missile test two weeks ago that proved North Korea can strike the entirety of the U.S. mainland.
Now an image captured by North Korean state media and incidentally released to the world reveals that North Korea’s nuclear program may have been much more advanced under former leader Kim Jong Il than previously believed.
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.