North Korea to Accelerate Development of Nuclear First-Strike Capability Against U.S.

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North Korea’s increasingly suicidal leadership is reportedly accelerating development of a “pre-emptive first strike capability” after reports that the United States is considering increased sanctions and other countermeasures against the communist nation. While calling existing sanctions “heinous and inhumane,” North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations Choe Myong Nam said that they “are not afraid of any action like that” and that they would pursue “acceleration” of their nuclear weapon and intercontinental missile development programs – both against U.N. resolutions already in place against Kim Jong-Un’s country.

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“We strengthen our national defense capability as well as pre-emptive strike capabilities with nuclear forces as a centerpiece,” Choe said. North Korea has not demonstrated the capability to strike the United States with a missile. But while experts believe that the DPRK does not have the guidance/targeting technology to hit the U.S., it does have the know-how to build the multi-stage rockets required to travel that distance and could test that capability soon.

The longest range missile tested by North Korea to date is the Rodong with a maximum range of about 930 miles (1500 km.) Choe asserts they could launch a missile attack at the moment Kim Jong-Un orders. “I can tell you for sure that the inter-continental ballistic rockets of the DPRK will be launched at any time and at any place as decided by our Supreme Leadership,” Choe said Kim Jong Un’s Strategic Force is not expected to obtain the ability to strike the United States for years. Nuclear ICBM capability is even further away.

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