"Nuclear Weaponry" in the News

Berkowitz, Bonnie, et al. "How Three Recent Launches Signaled New Leaps in

  North Korea’s Missile Capabilities." The Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2017.

  Accessed 17 Aug. 2017.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/north-korea-launch/?utm_term=.14df723bfa61 

This July, North Korea launched two successful ballistic missile tests, which demonstrated that the country’s nuclear weapons are capable of targeting United States allies as well as the country’s intent on advancing their nuclear weapon abilities to potentially reach US soil. Further, North Korea further expanded its nuclear threat by producing warheads that can be fitted to these intercontinental missiles. These missiles are two-stage Hwasong-14 ICBMs, the first missile capable of reaching Alaska, and the second capable of reaching the U.S. East Coast. However, just because the rockets can reach the United States, North Korea’s system may be faulty, so it is not definite that North Korea’s weapons are an imminent danger. Nevertheless, it is an advance in North Korean technology, and eventually could cause a great deal of harm.