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North Korea chemical weapons

South Korea's defence ministry said in its 2014 Defence White Paper that the North began producing chemical weapons in the 1980s and estimated that it has about 2,500 to 5,000 tonnes in stock. (Photo: Representational Image)

North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul

It also possesses other lethal chemicals, including suffocating, blistering and blood agents as well as biological chemicals.

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