North Korea’s Background With Nuclear Weapons
It all began with Kim Il-sung, who was the supreme leader of North Korea from 1948 until he passed in 1994. It was under his regime that North Korea’s nuclear program came into play. Originally close to the Soviet Union, North Korea had requested for their help in developing nuclear warheads, but they were denied. And when Kim Il-sung turned to China with the hope that they might help, China denied him too. But this did not deter him from continuing with his nuclear energy plans.
