North Korea Claims To Have Weaponized Plutonium; Threatens to “Wipe Out” Seoul

Posted by Matt in January 18th, 2009

North Korea claims to have weaponized enough plutonium to arm up to five nuclear warheads, according to a U.S. scholar with rare access to the communist nation.

Selig Harrison told reporters at a press conference in Beijing that top North Korean officials told him they have weaponized 30.8 kilograms of their plutonium stockpile.

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