Posted on 11/18/2020 6:47:39 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has assessed that North Koreaâs intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) re-entry vehicles are likely to âperform adequatelyâ if flown on a normal trajectory to mainland United States, according to an American think tank report Tuesday.
Concurrently, the U.S. Navy intercepted and destroyed an ICBM target using a ship-launched missile over the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Hawaii, announced the Missile Defense Agency Tuesday, part of the Pentagonâs move to build and test a layered missile defense system for the U.S. mainland.
The "2021 Index of U.S. Military Strength," an annual report released by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation, concludes, âNorth Korea has developed a spectrum of missile systems that threaten the continental United States as well as U.S. forces and allies in Asia with nuclear weapons.â
It continues, âAlthough North Korea has not yet conducted an ICBM flight test that successfully demonstrated a reentry vehicle capability, the CIA has assessed that Pyongyangâs ICBM reentry vehicles would likely perform adequately if flown on a normal trajectory to continental U.S. targets.â
North Korea acquiring such re-entry technology means that it has finalized an ICBM able to deliver a nuclear attack on the United States.
On Nov. 29, 2017, North Korea tested its Hwasong-15 ICBM and declared that it had completed its nuclear force.
The Heritage Foundation report describes that in July 2019, the U.S. Forces Korea assessed that North Koreaâs Hwasong-15 ICBM has a range of 8,000 miles and is capable of reaching anywhere in the U.S. mainland.
The report in its assessment of the global threat level found that North Korea uses nuclear and missile tests to enhance its global prestige, extract various concessions from the United States and improve its military posture.
It added that âU.S. and allied intelligence agencies assess that Pyongyang has already achieved nuclear warhead miniaturization, the ability to place nuclear weapons on its medium-range missiles, and an ability to reach the continental United States with a missile.â
North Korea was ranked as "high" in terms of threat level, the second highest on its five-tier threat assessment scale, alongside Russia, Iran and China, according to the military strength report.
North Korea ranked as âtesting,â the third-level in a five-tier provocative behavior scale. It was ranked at the second-highest level of âgatheringâ out of five tiers for level of capability.
Uniparty gearing up to spill some American blood for profit?
No evidence they’ve tested guidance and targeting....so it doesn’t matter.
uh....re-entry is a certainty.......
This is all a part of Biden’s Dark Winter of Doom and Gloom. The CIA needs its house cleaned of deep staters.
Already started
CIA greasing the skids to start a war with Norks and China
This is the same CIA that knew what was going on behind the scenes of the recent election.
And if they’re just a little off....someone will care.
[Biden’s Dark Winter]
It’s a little disturbing that Joe Biden mentioned “Dark Winter”.
[Biden’s Dark Winter]
It’s a little disturbing that Joe Biden mentioned “Dark Winter”.
Yes, it is. I'm not an alarmist, but it seems the deep state is just itching for another needless war. I highly doubt the Norks ability to do anything. It is the CCP that we should worry about. A "dark winter" could result, but it would also wipe out all the leftists in America and the true patriots in fly over country would mostly survive. Unfortunately my small family would probably not survive - too close to strategic sites.
I’m somewhat near some - one in particular that would be a serious target during a nuclear exchange (here in the Midwest).
One other place was more significant during the 1980’s-1990’s time frame. I don’t know that it still is there, though.
Curious about how the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and @USNavy shot down an ICBM in flight this week? Check out this animation of the test.
Learn more here: https://t.co/usUgMJi1ad pic.twitter.com/cunCDRUTGd— U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) November 18, 2020
War machines are revving. I expected this. Should Trump win, they (the CIA) will have to wait.
The CIA doesn’t want to clean out the deep staters. That’s who they are.
I expected this if Biden were to win and warned Biden supporters that it would happen and to just watch.
I misunderstood- now I understand that you meant they need it cleaned of DS.
Greetings AIT, my good FRiend.
Yes the DPRK’S ICBM nuclear advancement continues into full throttle mode as North Korea looks to putting the final touches in the coming months ahead I also suspect that the latest ICBM that was displayed at the parade is a mock model and will be tested as well in addition,the DPRK will launch a brash harsh series of proactive tactical raids and propaganda provocations against the ROK, including medium/small scale artillery attacks,small arms fire. You can also bet AIT,that Communist Red China, Neo Soviet Communist Russia, will continue to bolster the DPRK while also helping them in advancing/ forwarding nuclear weapons and other WMD advancements while the North also cement its ties deeper with Islamist fascist Iran.
World III/,ColdWar 2.0 ping
I believe that in the next two/three weeks the North, will begin to start back up provocations including SRBM’S launches while in January they’ll launch up MRBM’S with in February we’ll see new nuke testing and in March-April long range ICBMS including a live nuke test launch over Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
World war 2.0?
It never ended
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