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North Korean rockets can strike United States: CIA
2005-02-17
CIA director Porter Goss has warned that North Korean missiles are capable of reaching the United States with a nuclear weapon-sized payload. Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee a week after North Korea claimed it has nuclear weapons, Goss on Wednesday said the US intelligence community's assessment is that the North Korean missile, the TD-2, is capable of reaching the United States with a nuclear weapon-sized payload.
I think he means Anchorage as opposed to Baltimore.
He also noted that Iran is pursuing long-range ballistic missiles. Rejecting the Iranian claim that it is interested only in nuclear power, Goss said, "We are more concerned about the dual-use nature of the technology." Goss said, echoing what other officials had already said, that Iran was "supporting some anti-coalition activities in Iraq." He added that Iran could encourage attacks on Israel through Hezbollah in hopes of derailing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. He also warned the Committee that there is an emerging threat from experienced fighters now fighting US and other forces in Iraq.
Posted by:tipper

#8  Good policy. It's still tempting, though, to say, "You loony little poof! Why, you couldn't hit the broad side of Berkeley! Go on, I double-dog dare you!" I suppose we could hold off until summer.
Posted by: BH   2005-02-17 1:35:38 PM  

#7  Wait a minute, BH. If they hit in the winter, the fallout will reach Me in Arizona. If they attack in summer (when the winds shift for the monsoon), I have no objection.

Seriously, if they actually make a credible and immediate nuclear threat, our policy has been to obliterate them without waiting. Note that even Khruschev never actually said "If you don't agree to [some demand] I'm launching the missiles at the US."
Posted by: jackal   2005-02-17 1:22:00 PM  

#6  I actually think they have the range to hit the west coast now.

But striking a target accurately is an entirely different matter.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-02-17 11:16:30 AM  

#5  BH Ha Ha - Yeah - I live in Long Beach, CA

But, North Korean missles can reach the U S...


US can "remake the map", too...


Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-17 10:42:30 AM  

#4  ***** C O F F E E --- A L E R T *****

ROFL, BH!
Posted by: .com   2005-02-17 10:40:05 AM  

#3  Okay, so they can reach the west coast. But can they reach America?
Posted by: BH   2005-02-17 10:36:03 AM  

#2  I actually think they have the range to hit the west coast now. Not good. We need more subs. You wont first strike that.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-02-17 9:48:31 AM  

#1  A long time ago, there was a brief hubbub about a dummy Nork missile found in AK. This story disappeared about 3 seconds after it appeared. However, to say that our boffins are killing themselves to make an effective shield is an understatement.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-02-17 9:43:56 AM  

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