Lawmaker says South’s intelligence agency has found no evidence Pyongyang has developed ICBM re-entry capabilities needed for nuclear weapons
South Korea’s intelligence agency is casting doubt on North Korea’s boasts that it carried out a test launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, according to a South Korean lawmaker.
The North said it launched the Hwasong-14 last Tuesday from a mobile launcher from an airport near its border with China, complete with a re-entry vehicle that would allow it to be equipped with a nuclear warhead. U. S. military experts estimated the missile had a range of 5,500 kilometers, putting parts of the northwestern United States at risk of a nuclear attack.
