Overview
- The agency told lawmakers a detonation could be executed on short notice using the Punggye-ri No. 3 tunnel if Kim Jong-un orders it.
- Analysts assessed North Korea is enlarging enrichment capacity at Yongbyon and other sites and building multiple production lines for different nuclear warheads.
- The briefing said Pyongyang appears to be preparing additional reconnaissance satellite launches with Russian technical assistance for higher-resolution imagery.
- South Korean intelligence reported roughly 300 short-range ballistic missiles have been supplied to Russia since October 2023, with many believed used in Ukraine.
- The DIA cited advancing delivery and force modernization, noting ICBMs assessed to exceed 13,000 kilometers, efforts to field improved submarines, and new UAVs and tanks projected to be in place around 2027.