Is North Korea Close To Weaponizing A Long-Range Rocket With A Nuclear Payload?

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James Griffiths, CNN: How close is North Korea to weaponizing a long-range rocket?

(CNN)While North Korea claims that its space program is entirely peaceful, many analysts and foreign government officials worry that it is designed to mask testing of inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM).

Other countries -- including the U.S. and the former Soviet Union -- have previously used the same kind of rockets to transport satellites to space.

Developing successful ICBM technology capable of transporting a nuclear payload accurately over vast distances is no easy feat. It demands sophisticated technology only achieved through intensive testing.

Testing rockets through satellite launches would provide invaluable data for potential future ICBMs, according to a 2015 report on Pyongyang's space program by 38 North, an analysis website run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

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WNU Editor: CNN is right .... to weaponize a long-range rocket with a nuclear payload is no easy feat .... but it appears that North Korea is determined to achieve just that.