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The Pentagon's intelligence arm has assessed with "moderate confidence" that North Korea has the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon with a ballistic missile, though the reliability is believed to be "low."
Disclosed first by a congressman at a hearing on Thursday and then confirmed to CNN by the Defense Department, the assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is the clearest acknowledgment yet by the United States about potential advances in North Korea's nuclear program.
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
reply to post by FraternitasSaturni
Haha,
Well to be fair the DIA are saying that they’re “moderately confident” that they have this technology just that the reliability of these weapons is low.
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
reply to post by FraternitasSaturni
Haha,
Well to be fair the DIA are saying that they’re “moderately confident” that they have this technology just that the reliability of these weapons is low.
Originally posted by daryllyn
I thought it was interesting that the story has suddenly changed.
I have been saying from the beginning that the general public really has no way of knowing exactly what capabilities they have and that maybe, just maybe, we should take it just a bit more seriously and not immediately discount the threats as impossible.
I am more worried about our military that is stationed in closer proximity to NK, than I am about them actually managing to get anything on US soil.
S&F
Originally posted by CaptainBeno
Well bugger me and call me patsy.........this is a complete turn around.
Reliability problems............pull the other one please.
Jesus H Christ...............we've been sold a complete lie for the last 6 months
Or....................is this another WMD excuse?
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
reply to post by FraternitasSaturni
Haha,
Well to be fair the DIA are saying that they’re “moderately confident” that they have this technology just that the reliability of these weapons is low.
'"DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles,"' the conclusion said, according to Mr. Lamborn. '"However, the reliability will be low."'
Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) asks Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff about North Korean missile capabilities, civilian furloughs, and missile defense under sequestration.