North Korea Cannot Be Allowed to Test This Missile

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North Korea Cannot Be Allowed to Test This Missile By Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry

If Necessary, Strike and Destroy - North Korean technicians are reportedly in the final stages of fueling a long-range ballistic missile that some experts estimate can deliver a deadly payload to the United States. The last time North Korea tested such a missile, in 1998, it sent a shock wave around the world, but especially to the United States and Japan, both of which North Korea regards as archenemies. They recognized immediately that a missile of this type makes no sense as a weapon unless it is intended for delivery of a nuclear warhead. 06/22/2006 12:00 AM

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