North Korea and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

What motivated the DPRK to develop its own nuclear weapon program? Chairman Kim Jong-un believes his regime cannot survive without nuclear weapons. The regime follows the ideology of Juche, which can be loosely translated as self-reliance and is a tool used to channel power toward Kim and away from the Workers’ Party.

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