North Korea Just Made Chilling Announcement That Might Have US Leaders Worried

North Korea now claims it has brought the United States within its nuclear reach.

The renegade nation, which has conducted four atomic weapons tests this year, said Saturday it has successfully tested a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic rocket that can reach the American mainland.

Critics note that North Korean claims have often far outstripped reality.

South Korean officials have said that despite some progress with its missile technology and nuclear program, North Korea does not yet have a fully functioning, reliable intercontinental ballistic missile and may not be able to arm what it has with a nuclear warhead.

However, analysts warned that the North cannot be disregarded.

“With all the missiles they’re building, the ranges are getting longer and they’re going to be able to throw more stuff further,” said Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, Calif. (Read more from “North Korea Just Made Chilling Announcement That Might Have US Leaders Worried” HERE)

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