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North Korea 'months away' from ability to hit U.S. with nuclear weapon: U.S. envoy
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 6, 2018 / 5:01 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
North Korea 'months away' from ability to hit U.S. with nuclear weapon: U.S. envoy
Stephanie Nebehay
4 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit U.S. territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang’s diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a “charm offensive” that fooled no one.
In a diplomatic showdown at a U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, North Korea responded by blaming Washington for escalating confrontation, saying it was deploying nuclear assets including aircraft carriers near the divided peninsula and was considering a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang.
“North Korea has accelerated its provocative pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile capabilities, and expressed explicit threats to use nuclear weapons against the United States and its allies in the region,” U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood told the Geneva forum.
“North Korean officials insist that they will not give up nuclear weapons, and North Korea may now be only months away from the capability to strike the United States with nuclear-armed ballistic missiles,” he said.
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North Korea 'months away' from ability to hit U.S. with nuclear weapon: U.S. envoy
Stephanie Nebehay
4 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit U.S. territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang’s diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a “charm offensive” that fooled no one.
In a diplomatic showdown at a U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, North Korea responded by blaming Washington for escalating confrontation, saying it was deploying nuclear assets including aircraft carriers near the divided peninsula and was considering a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang.
“North Korea has accelerated its provocative pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile capabilities, and expressed explicit threats to use nuclear weapons against the United States and its allies in the region,” U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood told the Geneva forum.
“North Korean officials insist that they will not give up nuclear weapons, and North Korea may now be only months away from the capability to strike the United States with nuclear-armed ballistic missiles,” he said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear/north-korea-months-away-from-ability-to-hit-u-s-with-nuclear-weapon-u-s-envoy-idUSKBN1FQ1A6
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We need to remember how Jimmy Carter handled North Korea back in 1994 on behalf of the Clinton administration. That agreement held until 2002 when George W Bush* came out with his irresponsible "Axis of Evil" statement. These are dangerous times and require the best diplomacy we can muster. 
