Experts: North Korea ‘Step’ Closer to Striking the Continental US

North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests a major step forward in Kim Jong Un’s quest to develop a nuclear tipped intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike the U.S. mainland, analysts say. Pyongyang claimed on Monday that the missile it fired over the weekend was a “new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket” capable of carrying “a…

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North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests a major step forward in Kim Jong Un’s quest to develop a nuclear tipped intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike the U.S. mainland, analysts say. Pyongyang claimed on Monday that the missile it fired over the weekend was a “new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket” capable of carrying “a…