- DIA: North Korea must still overcome “important shortfalls” in developing a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile before it can field a weapon capable of hitting the U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-10/north-korea-s-icbms-have-important-shortfalls-pentagon-says 8 comments worldnews
- North Korea said it has successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile to confirm the reliability of the late-stage guidance of the nuclear warhead, indicating further advances in the ability to hit U.S. targets. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-iduskbn18h12s?il=0 14 comments worldnews
- Talk is growing in the United States of the possibility of using military strikes to take out North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities after the North's leader, Kim Jong-un, threatened he's close to testing a long-range missile apparently capable of hitting the U.S. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170105000072 33 comments worldnews
- As North Korea’s Nuclear Program Advances, U.S. Strategy Is Tested: American and South Korean intelligence officials say that NK can now mount a small nuclear warhead on short- and medium-range missiles capable of hitting much of Japan and South Korea http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-us-strategy.html?ref=world&_r=0 9 comments worldnews