North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said on Wednesday his country had achieved full nuclear statehood after what he said was the successful test of a new missile capable of striking anywhere in the United States. “Kim Jong-Un declared with pride that now we have finally realised the great historic cause of completing the state nuclear force, the cause of building a rocket power,” she said. Pyongyang said the missile reached an altitude of 4,475km and splashed down 950km from its launch site. At least one Western expert said the missile’s lofted trajectory suggested an actual range of 13,000km, enough to hit every major US city. Wednesday’s statement from the North stressed the notion it had become a fully fledged nuclear power and offered language redolent of a “no first strike” doctrine.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 29, 2017 03:56 UTC