The Air Force’s New Report On Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Misses Its Target
According to a U.S. think tank, the Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat report is both inconsistent and contradictory.
According to a U.S. think tank, the Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat report is both inconsistent and contradictory.
In 2017, a war between North Korea and the United States was “much closer than anyone would know,” President Trump claims.
North Korea says that it has conducted a “strategic” test, likely of a large rocket motor, at a site it had previously partially dismantled as a good will gesture as part of negotiations with the United States over its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. Tensions have been steadily rising in recent months with the regime in Pyongyang recently threatening to send the U.S. government a provocative “Christmas gift,” almost certainly a reference to the potential of a new test of a long-range ballistic missile or even a nuclear weapon.
The launch acts as a sobering reminder for some that Pyongyang has no intention of changing its long-term strategic plans regardless of threats.
It would be the first above-ground detonation in decades and would send tensions into uncharted territory.
Images seem to pointedly show that US pressure and threats haven’t curtailed the country’s ominous developments.
Harsh rhetoric adds to the administration’s already confusing and contradictory messaging on North Korea.
The scariest thing is that these tests are becoming commonplace, that is until one suddenly becomes the catalyst for war.
Estimated range based on new test suggests Pyongyang now has a true inter-continental range missile capability.
Long-planned experiment comes amid calls from U.S. officials to broadly expand America’s missile defense apparatus.