# Trump says North Korea has 57 'very powerful' nuclear weapons

https://mins.news/en/item/26422

- TASS, 2026-08-19 16:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175263

> US President Donald Trump said North Korea possesses 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons. He added that he would not have allowed this if he had been president earlier, while saying he gets along very well with Kim Jong Un.

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