North Korea's nuclear obsession, explained

Everything you need to know about the Hermit Kingdom's long quest for nukes

A military parade in Pyongyang in 1992.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Kyodo News)

North Korea is crazy about nukes. While the country's reported capability to produce a nuclear warhead small enough to fit in a missile is new, it's obsession with nuclear weapons is not.

North Korea has been hellbent on developing a dependable nuclear stockpile since the Cold War era, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ratcheted up that effort since taking power in 2011. The question now is whether the war of words between President Trump and Kim could turn real.

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