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North Korea rapidly expanding nuclear weapons capability, UN watchdog warns

new enrichment facility at Yongbyon and another at a site in Kangson near Pyongyang had not been declared to international nuclear authorities. Production of enriched uranium, it warned, “would significantly increase the number of nuclear

North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns

North Korea, which conducted its first nuclear test in 2006, is under a slew of United Nations sanctions for its banned weapons programmes. It has declared that it will never surrender its [nuclear weapons](/news/2026/1/28/north-koreas-kim-to-outline-plans-to-boost-nuclear-arsenal

China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance

significance after a period of closer alignment with Russia. ### **China's silence over North Korea's nuclear program could also create a dilemma for itself** Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came

‘As close as lips and teeth’: The highs and lows of China-North Korea ties

significant because it is China’s only formal defence pact with another country. ### 1960s-1970s: Sino-Soviet split and China’s Cultural Revolution Despite that, Beijing has not treated it as a blank cheque