Posted on 08/26/2016 10:29:26 AM PDT by MtnClimber
After what North Korea claimed was the successful test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, Pyongyang is on track to develop the capability to strike targets in the region, including Japan, by 2020, given the speed of its development, according to a website run by a U.S. research institute.
The report posted on the website 38 North was compiled by the U.S. Korea Institute at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.
North Korea’s official media reported Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of the SLBM and declared it “the greatest success,” one that put it in the “front rank” of nuclear military powers.
“A test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile was successfully conducted under the guidance of supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army Kim Jong Un,” the North’s official KCNA news agency said. “He appreciated the test-fire as the greatest success and victory.”
(Excerpt) Read more at japantimes.co.jp ...
Our Dear Leader has allowed their Dear Leader get to this point. It seems evil is preferred by the leftists.
Soon there could be a joint venture between Iran and NK to purchase the remaining supply of RD-180 heavy lift motors from Russia while the US Senate dithers. If that happens both countries will be able to make ICBMs that hit anywhere in the US or the world.
That is a frightening possibility.
Beware Iran and ICBM Rocket Engines
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