South Korea released its latest defense white paper, describing North Korea as its ‘enemy’ for the first time in six years and reporting an increase in Pyongyang's stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium
The 2022 paper revived the description of the North Korean regime and military as "our enemy," last used in its 2016 edition, citing Pyongyang's ongoing weapons development, cyber and military provocations and its"As North Korea continues to pose military threats without giving up nuclear weapons, its regime and military, which are the main agents of the execution, are our enemies," the document said.
To beef up its nuclear stockpile, North Korea has continued reprocessing spent fuel from its reactor and possesses about 70kg of weapons-grade plutonium, up from 50kg estimated in the previous report, it said.
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