US, South Korea Discuss North Korea Nuclear

U.S. and South Korean officials held their sixth Nuclear Consultative Group meeting in Seoul on June 11, 2026, to discuss strengthening nuclear deterrence and readiness against North Korea>>>'s expanding weapons program. This meeting follows growing concerns after Kim Jong Un>>> was shown inspecting a new nuclear-material production plant and calling for an 'exponential' expansion of North Korea>>>'s nuclear forces. Analysts, including Hong Min-suk>>> from the South Korea — Korea Institute for National Unification>>>, suggest North Korea>>>'s output of weapons-grade nuclear material could be higher than previously thought, with uranium-enrichment capacity potentially rising by 75% at the Yongbyon facility, as reported by The Wall Street Journal>>> citing Vertex (graph theory)>>> analysis. The talks also occur amidst China>>>'s President Xi Jinping>>>'s visit to Pyongyang, where cooperation was emphasized without mention of denuclearization. The Nuclear Consultative Group was established following the 2023 Washington Declaration>>> to give South Korea>>> more insight into U.S. nuclear planning.