North Korea Could Launch a Nuclear-Weapon Strike, South Says

North Korea has the ability to “weaponize” its nuclear technology and put a warhead on a missile, the South Korean Defense Ministry said, contradicting the U.S. position that the country is years away from gaining the technology.

The report presented earlier today to lawmakers said the North can turn its nuclear devices into weapons at any time. After details of the study became public, the ministry toned down the findings, saying in an e-mailed statement that the report meant that the possibility of a North Korean ballistic missile being paired with a nuclear warhead was “high.”