Monday, April 8, 2013

Does North Korea Have The Capability To Launch Nuclear Missiles?



Growing Fears That North Korea Actually Has The Technology To Launch Nuclear Missiles -- Herald Sun

THE United States has delayed testing one of its own intercontinental ballistic missiles as some analysts say they believe North Korea can launch nuclear warheads.

A senior defence official has said the Pentagon delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test in order not to inflame already flash-point tensions with the rogue state.

Scheduled to be launched this week from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the official said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel decided to put off the long-planned Minuteman 3 test until sometime next month.

The test was not connected to the ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises that have been going on in that region and have stoked North Korean anger and fueled an escalation in threatening actions and rhetoric.

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My Comment: Most experts do not believe that North Korea has the capability of launching a nuclear strike against the U.S.. See here and here. Some have even ridiculed the possibility. As to what's my take .... I am not a missile or nuclear weapons expert, but I learned a long time ago to never underestimate what North Korea is capable of.

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