North Korea nuclear strike on ALL US states REVEALED in shock warning
KIM Jong-un can hit all 48 mainland US states with ballistic missiles, a North Korea monitor
in the US has alarmingly revealed.
North Korea has tested 22 missiles since February in 2017, including two intercontinental ballistic
missile (ICBM) thought to be capable of reaching the US mainland.
An ICBM is a guided missile with a minimum range of 5,500 km designed to deliver nuclear
weapons over long distances.
Although North Korea is around 10,300 km from the US mainland, the US military chief in
charge of monitoring the regime has revealed the extent of the threat.
Colonel Sean Larkin, head of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC),
has confirmed that all US mainland states are within striking distance.
Speaking to CBS News, he explained how NASIC monitors North Korea's missile and nuclear
programmes to protect the US.
Based at an air base in Ohio, Larkin and his team of experts analyse satellite imagery
for clues North Korea may be about to fire a missile.
By testing ICBMs, North Korea has proved it has the capabilities to target any US state,
Larkin said.
He said: "The missile tests this summer have demonstrated the ability that they could reach
the US."
When quizzed how many US states North Korea has within range, he bluntly answered: "All
48 states on the mainland."
In July, the secretive state fired an ICBM that traveled 998 km in a "stern warning"
to the US.
Larkin said that had the missile been pointed towards the US, California would have been
within range.
His warning comes just days before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Asia for
a week-long tour.
On November 7, Trump is due to visit South Korea, where he is widely expected to speak
about the threat posed by North Korea.
Three aircraft carriers have been deployed to the region in a brazen show of force ahead
of the trip.
Meanwhile, North Korea carried out rare mass evacuation exercises in preparation for possible
US airstrikes.
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