Yes. North Korea has developed a growing arsenal of nuclear weapons and increasingly sophisticated ballistic missiles. Since conducting its first underground nuclear test in 2006, the country has carried out six acknowledged nuclear tests. North Korea has also developed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) theoretically capable of reaching the continental United States. The Kim regime views its nuclear weapons as a deterrent against foreign intervention and a guarantee of regime survival.
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