North Korea Is Still a Top Threat, Pentagon Says -- US News and World Report
Developmental nuclear missile could reach continental U.S., according to new report.
North Korea may have largely fallen from news headlines in recent weeks, but new developments in its nuclear missile programs remain pressing concerns for the Department of Defense, according to a new report.
President Obama made no mention of North Korea at his third White House news conference of the year on Tuesday, opting instead to discuss Syria, the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and immigration reform. It was starkly contrasted from weeks earlier, when an escalation in demonstrations of military force from both sides of the Korean peninsula dominated front pages worldwide.
North Korea poses one of the "most critical security challenges" for the U.S. in Asia, according to a new report the Pentagon submitted to Congress Thursday. North Korea's danger to the continental U.S. only increases as it continues its pursuit of a long-range nuclear weapon program among other military initiatives.
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WNU Editor: The Pentagon's report on North Korea is here.