"Nuclear Weapons" in the News

"This Missile Could Reach California. but Can North Korea Use It with a Nuclear
     Weapon." The New York Times, New York Times Company, 22 Aug. 2017,
     www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/22/world/asia/
     north-korea-nuclear-weapons.html. Accessed 24 Aug. 2017.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/22/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-weapons.html

North Korea is finally getting close to being able to hit a major U.S. city with a nuclear weapon, their goal that they have been after for many years. However, the reality is, sending such a weapon so far across the world poses a lot of challenges and difficulty. It is probably already possible for North Korea to reach America's mainland with their missile, but a major problem for them is finding a way to develop a missile that can withstand the violent pathway that leaving and re-entering the atmosphere entails. Another issue that North Korea faces is actually making a small enough bomb that could even fit inside the tight nose of a missile. Two other key components that North Korea must master are hitting the correct place, and create a powerful bomb that will inflict the maximum amount of damage. They could probably afford to be a little bit off in their aim if they could make a powerful enough bomb, but they're still way off with that part, considering the small space they would have to combine the bomb into.