North Korea on path to develop inter-continental missiles: US

April 20, 2016 00:10

Unless it is stopped, North Korea will eventually acquire intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities, the four-star general selected to lead US forces in South Korea told lawmakers today.

Speaking at his nomination hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Vincent Brooks warned that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was determined to build rockets that could one day reach as far as the United States.

"It's very clear through the parades that they've done, what systems they have and some of the attempted launches that ... over time, I believe we're going to see them acquire these capabilities if they're not stopped," Brooks said.

Senator John McCain, who chairs the committee, asked Brooks how concerned he was about the "immaturity and unpredictability of the rotund ruler in Pyongyang."

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