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Noth Korea may strike America with a nuclear missile, US defence official says
The US Defence Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant-General Vincent Stewart has warned that if left unchecked, Pyongyang is capable of striking the US with a nuclear missile in a matter of time.
The DIA chief made the comments at a Senate hearing on Tuesday noting the latest indication of mounting US concern over Pyongyang’s advancing missile and nuclear weapons programmes, which the North says are needed for self-defence.
“If left on its current trajectory the regime will ultimately succeed in fielding a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States homeland,” Stewart said.
“While nearly impossible to predict when this capability will be operational, the North Korean regime is committed and is on a pathway where this capability is inevitable,” he added.
Read also: North Korea at it again! Fires projectile from North of Pyongyang
Three days ago, North Korea did the usual when it fired an unidentified projectile from the north of Pyongyang according to South Korea’s defence ministry.
The Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said South Korea and the United States later conducted close-up analysis of the launch.
The missile test come days after Pyongyang vowed to enhance its nuclear-strike ability despite sanctions from the United Nations.
After the missile launch, Pyongyang deputy ambassador to the UN Kim In Ryong, said North Korea would never abandon its “nuclear deterrence for self-defense and pre-emptive strike capability” even if the US ratchets up sanctions and pressure “to the utmost.”
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