--- title: "South Korea estimates North Korea has 80–120 nuclear weapons, double Trump's figure" description: "Most outlets reported South Korea’s estimate of 80–120 nuclear weapons and highlighted the discrepancy with Trump’s figure of 57. The News International emphasized the doubling of Trump’s estimate, while 24 News HD included the full range (80 to 120) and noted Trump’s statement as a direct comparison." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3985-south-korea-says-north-korea-has-up-to-120-nuclear-warheads site: HarZaviya language: en --- # South Korea estimates North Korea has 80–120 nuclear weapons, double Trump's figure world · latest filing 20 Aug 2026, 3:14 PM PKT · 20 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported South Korea’s estimate of 80–120 nuclear weapons and highlighted the discrepancy with Trump’s figure of 57. The News International emphasized the doubling of Trump’s estimate, while 24 News HD included the full range (80 to 120) and noted Trump’s statement as a direct comparison. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330468700/south-korea-estimates-north-korea-has-up-to-120-nuclear-warheads) · 20 Aug 2026, 3:14 PM PKT > South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday, citing a range significantly higher than US President Donald Trump’s recent assertion that Pyongyang has ​57 nuclear weapons. Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally believed to have around 80 ​to 120 warheads, although he cautioned it was d... - **The News International** — [South Korea says North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, double Trump's figure](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1412874-south-korea-says-north-korea-has-up-to-120-nuclear-warheads-double-trumps-figure) · 20 Aug 2026, 11:33 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > South Korea says North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, double Trump’s figure South Korea has estimated that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal could be twice Trump’s estimate.According to the Seoul defence minister, Pyongyang possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads.... - **24 News HD** — [North Korea has an estimated 120 nuclear weapons: Seoul](https://www.24newshd.tv/20-Aug-2026/north-korea-estimated-120-nuclear-weapons-seoul) · 20 Aug 2026, 11:23 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > North Korea is estimated to have around 80 to 120 nuclear weapons, South Korea's defence minister said Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said the North has 57 such weapons. 3 articles from 3 outlets, 20 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.