- South Korea has determined that Pyongyang is capable of mounting a nuclear warhead on its medium-range Rodong missile, which could strike targets in Russia, China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
- The government's assessment, shared in a background briefing with foreign news media representatives in Seoul, followed a claim by ruler Kim Jong-un in March that his country had miniaturized nuclear warheads enough to mount on ballistic missiles.
- Previously: North Korea claims nuclear warhead capability (Mar. 09 2016)
- ETFs: EWY, KF, KEF, KORU, HKOR, DXKW, DBKO, FKO, QKOR, HEWY