Well, this is a fine howdy doody. And our Sec. Of State, John Kerry, once called our anti-missile defense a "Cancer on Our Nation's Defense."
The results of a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report indicate that âNorth Korea now has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles.â
It came when Rep. Doug Lamborn (R) of Colorado began quoting from what he said was an unclassified version of the DIA report, which has not yet been made public.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, the nationâs top military officer, appeared caught off-guard. The Pentagon has in recent days sought to strike a balance between words of warning to the North and attempts to calm the situation. General Dempsey's reaction suggested that he was not pleased to have the DIA assessment made public, as it could further stoke anxieties over what is already a enormously tense international standoff.
Representative Lamborn read from the report toward the end of a defense budget hearing.
âThey say, âDIA assess with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. However, the reliability will be low.â General, would you agree with that assessment by DIA?â he asked
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The results of a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report indicate that âNorth Korea now has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles.â
It came when Rep. Doug Lamborn (R) of Colorado began quoting from what he said was an unclassified version of the DIA report, which has not yet been made public.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, the nationâs top military officer, appeared caught off-guard. The Pentagon has in recent days sought to strike a balance between words of warning to the North and attempts to calm the situation. General Dempsey's reaction suggested that he was not pleased to have the DIA assessment made public, as it could further stoke anxieties over what is already a enormously tense international standoff.
Representative Lamborn read from the report toward the end of a defense budget hearing.
âThey say, âDIA assess with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. However, the reliability will be low.â General, would you agree with that assessment by DIA?â he asked
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Milita...lear-missiles?nav=87-frontpage-entryLeadStory