Pentagon: North Korea not yet capable of striking U.S.

North Korea's missiles aren't capable of hitting the continental United States, U.S. defense officials said at a Senate hearing.
Pyongyang, however, is improving on its weapons technology, according to Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon.

According to the U.S. official's testimony Wednesday, North Korea is "seeking to develop longer-range ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons to the United States, and continues efforts to bring its KN-08 road-mobile [intercontinental ballistic missile] to operational capacity."

The KN-08 is a road-mobile ICBM that was first displayed as a mock-up during a 2012 North Korea parade. In theory, the KN-08 could pose a threat to the continental United States and could travel up to 5,600 miles...
 [upi.com]
14/4/16