Philly112
Distinguished Member
Not according to the Indian times.
"WASHINGTON: The CIA and other top US intelligence officials have confirmed that North Korea possesses nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles capable of striking California and possibly further inland into continental America, amid similar assertions from Pyongyang.
The disclosure came in dramatic fashion during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, when, faced with questions on the subject, CIA Director George Tenet turned around to confer with his intelligence colleagues before affirming that yes, North Korea had crossed the ballistic-nuclear rubicon as far as US was concerned."
Unfortunately the West doesn't have a great record when it comes to assessing other countries military capabilities. Think Iraq and WMD...
Phil