U.S. Disarmament Ambassador: North Korea 'Months Away' From Having The Ability To Hit The U.S. With A Nuclear Weapon

U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood (R) waits next to U.S. Army Captain Murzban Morris of the Departement of Defense Joint Staff before their address on North Korea to the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Reuters: North Korea 'months away' from ability to hit U.S. with nuclear weapon: U.S. envoy

GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit U.S. territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang’s diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a “charm offensive” that fooled no one.

In a diplomatic showdown at a U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, North Korea responded by blaming Washington for escalating confrontation, saying it was deploying nuclear assets including aircraft carriers near the divided peninsula and was considering a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang.

“North Korea has accelerated its provocative pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile capabilities, and expressed explicit threats to use nuclear weapons against the United States and its allies in the region,” U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood told the Geneva forum.

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WNU Editor: North Korea has currently suspended its missile tests .... most likely due to the Olympics. But I will not be surprised if North Korea resumes its missile tests after the Olympics are over.

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