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12 Apr 2013

U.S. agency says North Korea has nuclear weapon, but seen unlikely

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Rocket fired during drill of drones assaulting targets and a firing drill of flak rocket destroying cruise missiles in an undisclosed location in this KCNA picture, in PyongyangBy Jack Kim and David Alexander SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government agency has said North Korea has a nuclear weapon it can mount on a missile, adding an ominous dimension to threats of war by Pyongyang, but the assessment was swiftly dismissed by several U.S. officials and South Korea. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said it had concluded with "moderate confidence" that North Korea had developed a nuclear bomb that could be fitted on a ballistic missile, but added such a weapon would probably be unreliable. Its assessment was made public by a U.S. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-likely-launch-nuclear-missiles-u-spy-010606895.html