Kim Jong-un has issued a 'stern warning' to the US after
experts claim he now has the capability to hit New York, Los Angeles and Chicago with nuclear missiles.
The North Korean
leader said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental
ballistic missile on Friday demonstrated his country can hit the US
mainland.
Had it been fired at a
standard trajectory, the rocket could have reached Los Angeles, Denver
and Chicago and would have even had New York and Boston within its
sights, according to analysts.
Kim expressed
'great satisfaction' after the Hwasong-14 missile reached a height of
2,314 miles and traveled 620 miles before accurately landing in waters
off Japan.
The test was aimed at
confirming the maximum range and other technical aspects of the missile
it says was capable of delivering a 'large-sized, heavy nuclear
warhead.'
Pyongyang's continuing
development of nuclear weapons is a growing cause of concern for leaders
in the United States, South Korea and Japan.
In
a show of force against the dictator and his military, the United
States and South Korea held a joint missile exercise in response.
Although
Kim Jong-un hasn't expressed a strong desire to attack mainland Europe,
the new analysis would suggest London, Paris, Berlin and Rome are all
within range although the missiles would have to soar above land as
opposed to the Pacific and negotiate the earth's rotation.
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