John Everard is a former British ambassador to North Korea. But with a missile of this range, North Korea is dangerously close to being able to credibly threaten a nuclear strike on an American city. The North Korean leadership seems to believe that its nuclear and missile programs are vital to its survival. that when it can credibly threaten to obliterate an American city, Washington will no longer dare to seek its overthrow, nor will the US attempt to reinforce its South Korean ally, should North Korea attempt to reunify the peninsula by force. It has stated clearly and repeatedly that its nuclear and missile programs are not bargaining chips to be negotiated away.

Source: CNN July 05, 2017 10:41 UTC