North Korea is estimated to have “around 80 to 120” nuclear warheads, “but there are considerable limitations on giving an exact figure,” South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday.President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in the Demilitarized Zone in Panmunjom, Korea in 2019. Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images fileAug. 20, 2026, 3:38 AM EDTHow many nuclear weapons does Kim Jong Un have? South Korea suggested Thursday that the number is far higher than the 57 “very powerful nuclear weapons” cited publicly by President Donald Trump — and that it prefers to avoid public discussion of such sensitive details about the threat from its reclusive neighbor. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Trump says Kim Jong Un has 57 ‘very powerful’ nuclear weapons. Seoul says he has far more.
North Korea is estimated to have “around 80 to 120” nuclear warheads, “but there are considerable limitations on giving an exact figure,” South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday.
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