# South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump’s figure

https://mins.news/en/item/26936

- Reuters, 2026-08-20 04:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/south-korea-estimates-north-korea-has-up-120-nuclear-warheads-far-above-trumps-2026-08-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a868784c69d29000181aa90

> South Korea estimates that North Korea possesses 80 to 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday. The range is well above U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.

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