General Mark Milley says ‘time is running out’ for diplomacy
U. S. General Mark Milley, chief of staff of the Army, says North Korean missile technology may be advancing faster than expected.
Milley spoke Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, as North Koreans concluded a day of remembrance to mark the anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
Milley told his audience, “North Korea is extremely dangerous, and more dangerous as the weeks go by.”
‘Never seen before’
Earlier this month Pyongyang announced it had completed its first successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, one expert said could travel far enough to reach the westernmost U. S. states of Alaska or Hawaii.
The launch took U. S. defense experts by surprise. Pentagon officials said it was something they had “never seen before.”
There was speculation that North Korea might use Thursday’s anniversary to test-launch a new missile, but late in the day, those fears appeared to have been unfounded.
