Seoul: Pyongyang is producing chemical weapons at eight locations


This photo taken on February 13, 2017 shows people in Pyongyang watching a public broadcast about the launch of a surface-to-surface medium long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 at an undisclosed location on February 12.The UN Security Council on February 13 unanimously condemned North Koreas latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. / AFP PHOTO / KIM Won-Jin

SEOUL: North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said, including the toxin used to assassinate its leader’s half-brother.

South Korea’s Defence Ministry said in its 2014 Defence White Paper that the North began producing chemical weapons in the 1980s and estimated that it has about 2,500 to 5,000 tonnes in stock.

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