Hiroshima Report 202334. North Korea ■Other
| Nuclear Disarmament | -6.0 Points | Full Points 106 | -5.7% |
| North Korea withdrew its moratorium on long-range missile launch tests and nuclear detonation tests, and repeatedly tested various missile launches with unusual frequency, including ICBMs. In the Low on Policy on Nuclear Forces, it strongly suggested the retention of the war-fighting capabilities using tactical nuclear forces, as well as deterrence by punishment, and mentioned the possibility of first use of nuclear weapons. It is likely to continue the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons, and abstained the UNGA resolution on a FMCT. It has not signed the TPNW or the CTBT. It also opposed to the UNGA Resolution calling earlier entry into force of the CTBT. | |||
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation | 0 Points | Full Points 61 | 0.0% |
| North Korea clearly stated that it had no intention to renounce its nuclear forces. Nor has it responded to talks on North Korea’s denuclearization. North Korea, which declared to withdraw from the NPT in 2003, ignores or reneges on most of the nuclear-related treaties, agreements, obligations and norms. North Korea continues to engage in illicit trafficking and procurement of nuclear-related items and others through, inter alia, ship-to-ship transfers and cyber activities. | |||
| Nuclear Security | -1 Points | Full Points 38 | -2.6% |
| North Korea continues to have not ratified any conventions related to nuclear security. There continues to be no dissemination of information on nuclear security efforts, and progress in this area remains unclear. | |||
