Is North Korea's ICBM Capabilities All Hype?

Business Insider: North Korea's ICBM tests may be a deception tactic to hide a much more capable threat

* A top missile analyst says the ICBMs North Korea shows off may be propaganda that has fooled experts and the military.
* Most analysis of North Korean missiles comes from images released from Pyongyang, and they could be purposefully deceptive.
* The real ICBM program may be a hidden silo-based missile, which would be much more dangerous.

North Korea has shocked the world by making huge strides in missile technology since debuting an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4, but according to James Kiessling, the road-mobile missile may just be an act of deception.

Kiessling, who works at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, gave Business Insider his personal views on North Korea, which do not represent the Pentagon's official stance.

"If you’re really concerned about an ICBM from anyone, go back and look at history for what everyone has ever done for ICBMs," said Kiessling. "All early liquid ICBMS are siloed."

Through a painstaking analysis of imagery and launch statistics from North Korea's missile program, Kiessling has concluded that the road-mobile, truck-based missiles they show off can't actually work as planned, and may instead be purposeful distractions from a more capable missile project.

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