North Korea Can Make More Uranium for Nuclear Bombs Than Previously Thought

SEOUL—North Korea has the potential to make far more base ingredients for nuclear bombs than beforehand believed, according to new study, suggesting the Kim Jong Un regime possesses the possible to speed up the earliest stages of generation.

The nation’s output of uranium—a fissile materials for nuclear weapons when enriched—is just a fraction of what could be generated, according to new study from Stanford University’s Middle for Worldwide Protection and Cooperation.