They may hot have had Russian help, but they did get help from Pakistan. "By 2002, Pakistan had admitted that North Korea had gained access to Pakistan's nucle

They may hot have had Russian help, but they did get help from Pakistan. "By 2002, Pakistan had admitted that North Korea had gained access to Pakistan's nuclear technology in the late 1990s." https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/11/aq-khan-pakistan-north-korea-nuclear/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/11/aq-khan-pakistan-north-...