North Korean Threat Exaggerated

Current American assumptions of North Korean missile capabilities are based upon the monitoring of North Korean missile tests, and scientist Ivan Oelrich believes that it is incorrect to make the assumption that North Korean missiles could reach the United States. North Korea has yet to demonstrate this capability, and looking at its known missiles, will find it very difficult to obtain such abilities due to the low technology of their weapons. Because of these facts, American government officials should be more careful when speaking of the danger of the North Korean situation.

North Korean Threat Exaggerated

Ivan Oelrich
Friday, February 14, 2003

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Ivan Oelrich is a senior research associate with the Federation of American Scientists.

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