Article 35HY5 North Korea: CIA director says regime nearly capable of nuclear attack

North Korea: CIA director says regime nearly capable of nuclear attack

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Mike Pompeo says Pyongyang is a few months away from having the ability to hit the US with a nuclear missile

CIA director Mike Pompeo has said North Korea is a few months away from perfecting its nuclear weapons capabilities.

"They are close enough now in their capabilities that from a US policy perspective we ought to behave as if we are on the cusp of them achieving" their objective of being able to strike the United States, Pompeo told a national security forum in Washington.

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