(TRUNEWS) The Pentagon has confirmed North Korea may be close to building missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland with nuclear warheads.
The new KN-14 has a longer range than the KN-08 road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, according to Washington Free Beacon.
“It’s a KN-08 on steroids,” said one official of the new KN-14.
U.S. intelligence sources obtained the information in recent weeks. The KN-14 was displayed at the annual military parade in Pyongyang last October. Russia believes it could have a range of 5,000 to 6,200 miles, which means it could possibly hit Chicago.
North Korea has also designed a re-entry vehicle for the KN-08 and a nuclear warhead, as reported by Yonhap.
This news comes as North Korea continues its aggressive rhetoric. TRUNEWS has reported on Pyongyang’s threats to the U.S. mainland and South Korea. President Obama, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister will discuss the matter at a Washington summit this week.
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye talk during the gala dinner of the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 21, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris
On Monday, North Korea posted a video to YouTube titled “Last Chance” that showed a potential missile attack on Washington, D.C. They also threatened “ruthless” retaliation against the U.S. on Thursday, as reported by Yonhap.
It is believed North Korea has 10-20 nuclear warheads, but experts are not sure about long-range missile capabilities. In January, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claimed his country had hydrogen bombs capable of wiping out the U.S. “all at once”.
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