US intelligence Worried North Korea Missile Could Reach US
SEOUL - In written testimony to Congress, the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper America said last week that North Korea (Korea) has taken steps to deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), called KN-08, which is capable of reaching the United States.
At almost the same time, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Asian region in the US Defense Department, David Stilwell, say, North Korea's missile threat has created a need for antiballistic missile system the US Army (THAAD) on the Korean Peninsula.
Despite the threat of long-range ballistic missile North Korea is increasingly large and needs of South Korea's missile defense system may be an American security concerns overlap, both of which are a separate issue for Seoul.
Shin In-kyun, a security analyst at the Korea Defense Network, said the South Korean concern is the threat of short range missiles, not ICBMs.
According to Shin, ICBMs can not attack South Korea given the maximum firing range. So according to him, comments on ICBM Clapper expressed as a preventive warning or concerns about the possibility of cutting the defense budget, instead of deploying THAAD in South Korea.
The missile defense system, which is equipped with radar capability to track objects as far as 1,900 kilometers, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at high altitude level.
China and Russia oppose their deployment in Korea because it could possibly be used THAAD missiles to intercept them and will increase US military capabilities in the region.
Officials in Seoul so far avoided to take a firm stance on the THAAD. When asked, they reiterated on three yet. There has been no formal request from Washington. There has been no consultation on this matter that has been done. And no decision has been taken on whether to put the THAAD on the Korean Peninsula.
While the threat of long-range missile North Korea, Pyongyang test-firing yet KN-08, a step that is considered essential for the development and rollout later.
Analysts in the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Affairs stated, there are satellite images showing the rocket engine testing and development is underway in Sohae Satellite Launching Station in North Korea who supports the assertion Clapper.
They state, worst case scenario is North Korea will hold ICBM missile that can function within three to five years into the future. However, sanctions are still imposed and technical constraints may inhibit the manufacture schedule for years, even decades
SEOUL - In written testimony to Congress, the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper America said last week that North Korea (Korea) has taken steps to deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), called KN-08, which is capable of reaching the United States.
At almost the same time, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Asian region in the US Defense Department, David Stilwell, say, North Korea's missile threat has created a need for antiballistic missile system the US Army (THAAD) on the Korean Peninsula.
Despite the threat of long-range ballistic missile North Korea is increasingly large and needs of South Korea's missile defense system may be an American security concerns overlap, both of which are a separate issue for Seoul.
Shin In-kyun, a security analyst at the Korea Defense Network, said the South Korean concern is the threat of short range missiles, not ICBMs.
According to Shin, ICBMs can not attack South Korea given the maximum firing range. So according to him, comments on ICBM Clapper expressed as a preventive warning or concerns about the possibility of cutting the defense budget, instead of deploying THAAD in South Korea.
The missile defense system, which is equipped with radar capability to track objects as far as 1,900 kilometers, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at high altitude level.
China and Russia oppose their deployment in Korea because it could possibly be used THAAD missiles to intercept them and will increase US military capabilities in the region.
Officials in Seoul so far avoided to take a firm stance on the THAAD. When asked, they reiterated on three yet. There has been no formal request from Washington. There has been no consultation on this matter that has been done. And no decision has been taken on whether to put the THAAD on the Korean Peninsula.
While the threat of long-range missile North Korea, Pyongyang test-firing yet KN-08, a step that is considered essential for the development and rollout later.
Analysts in the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Affairs stated, there are satellite images showing the rocket engine testing and development is underway in Sohae Satellite Launching Station in North Korea who supports the assertion Clapper.
They state, worst case scenario is North Korea will hold ICBM missile that can function within three to five years into the future. However, sanctions are still imposed and technical constraints may inhibit the manufacture schedule for years, even decades
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