{"id":350416,"date":"2026-06-08T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/north-korea-goes-even-more-nuclear-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:00:16","slug":"north-korea-goes-even-more-nuclear-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/north-korea-goes-even-more-nuclear-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea goes even more nuclear | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/APCB-IV2aeY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"North Korea goes even more nuclear | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APCB-IV2aeY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>North Korea\u2019s leader Kim Jong Un has announced plans to expand the country&#8217;s nuclear arsenal at \u2018an exponential rate\u2019, according to state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>His announcement comes as China\u2019s president, Xi Jinping, is making his first visit to Pyongyang this week since 2019 \u2013 the same year Donald Trump met Kim Jong Un several times for failed talks on denuclearisation.<\/p>\n<p>We speak to the BBC\u2019s Celia Hatton about why China might now be trying to keep North Korea in check.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #northkorea #kimjongun <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:13 The changing ways North Korea is portrayed<br \/>\n02:51 China&#8217;s &#8216;big brother&#8217; relationship with North Korea<br \/>\n06:13 North Korea&#8217;s path to nuclear weapons and why they wanted one<br \/>\n09:27 Donald Trump&#8217;s attempts to engage North Korea<br \/>\n14:05 Kim Jong Un&#8217;s relationship with Vladimir Putin<br \/>\n17:07 China&#8217;s anxieties around North Korea and the wider region<br \/>\n20:03 How Russia have impacted China&#8217;s relationship with North Korea<br \/>\n21:25 Why Donald Trump has changed track on North Korea&#8217;s nuclear programme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea\u2019s leader Kim Jong Un has announced plans to expand the country&#8217;s nuclear arsenal at \u2018an exponential rate\u2019, according to state media reports. 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