North Korean ICBM Able to Strike America? How to Avoid a Catastrophic Nuclear War
NOVANEWS
The only way to defuse tensions and avoid catastrophic war is through diplomatic outreach by Washington - an option Trump and hawkish administration generals reject.
By: Stephen Lendman
According to Pyongyang’s KCNA news agency, “(t)he ICBM Hwasong-15 type weaponry system (test-fired Tuesday) is an intercontinental ballistic rocket tipped with super-large heavy warhead which is capable of striking the whole mainland of the US.”
The ballistic missile tested exceeds the capability of previous ones. A DPRK statement said it’s to defend the country against “US imperialists’ nuclear blackmail policy and nuclear threat.”
Its military hasn’t yet demonstrated re-entry technology capability – the ability of an object in space to reenter the earth’s atmosphere without in...