How North Korea Built an Alarming Nuclear Arsenal

On the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, Bloomberg Originals explores how North Korea managed to build a formidable nuclear arsenal despite being one of the poorest nations in the world. Though Pyongyang regularly threatens the West, the country’s authoritarian leader, Kim Jong Un, recently has raised the stakes, with the help of Vladimir Putin.

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00:00 Introduction
01:27 History of North Korea’s nuclear program
03:08 How large is the country’s nuclear arrack arsenal
04:14 Liquid vs solid fuel rockets
04: 40 North Korea-Russia ties
06:30 Military-first policy
07:05 How is it funding the program?
07:57 What does Kim Jong Un hope to achieve?

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