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N. Korea knows how to miniaturize nuclear bombs sez U.S.
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. military intelligence agency believes that North Korea has learned how to mount nuclear bombs on ballistic missiles, a U.S. congressman said Thursday, citing a classified report.
Did their Chinese masters slip this to the Norks while making a show of disciplining them?
But the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) still questions whether the secretive nation has mastered the sophisticated technology, according to Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO). In a congressional hearing, he quoted the report as saying, "DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles; however the reliability will be low."

Both Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, refused to discuss the issue in the hearing, saying it is pertinent to a classified document.

The U.S. and its allies have paid keen attention to whether the North has succeeded in miniaturizing a nuclear bomb to be launched by missile. The DIA's evaluation, if confirmed, likely would further raise public concerns about North Korea's threats. The North has conducted three nuclear tests and carried out several ballistic missile launches.
Posted by: Steve White 2013-04-12
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