The Nuclear Numbers Game: A Tale of Two Estimates South Korea's defense minister, Ahn Gyu back, has estimated that North Korea possesses between 80 to 120 nuclear warheads.
This number starkly contrasts with US President Trump's assertion that Pyongyang has only 57 "very powerful nuclear weapons.
" The discrepancy between these estimates is rooted in fundamentally different approaches to assessing North Korea's nuclear capabilities.