South Korea says North Korea may have up to 120 nuclear warheads

South Korea's Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back has stated that North Korea may possess between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, a figure significantly higher than the 57 weapons claimed by US President Donald Trump. The minister emphasised that while the range was generally believed to be around 80 to 120 warheads, it is difficult to pinpoint an exact number.

South Korea has traditionally avoided publicly disclosing detailed estimates of North Korea's nuclear stockpile and does not officially recognise Pyongyang as a nuclear weapons state under its long-standing policy supporting denuclearisation. Ahn reiterated that South Korea would continue to rely on the US nuclear umbrella, in line with Seoul's longstanding non-nuclear policy.

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