Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea told China in June it had produced 30.8 kilograms of plutonium, Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported.

North Korea used 2 kilograms of the material for a nuclear test in October 2006 and the rest to develop nuclear arms, the Korean-language daily said, citing an unidentified official.

South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan told lawmakers in Seoul on Oct. 22 that North Korea could make six to eight nuclear weapons with the amount of plutonium it has processed.

To contact the reporter on this story: Seonjin Cha in Seoul at scha2@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: October 23, 2008 18:42 EDT