U.S. Intelligence: North Korea May Have A Nuclear Missile

Pentagon Says Nuclear Missile Is in Grasp For North Korea -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — A new assessment of North Korea’s nuclear capability conducted by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm has concluded for the first time, with “moderate confidence,” that the country has learned how to make a nuclear weapon small enough to be delivered by a ballistic missile.

The assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency, which has been distributed to senior administration officials and members of Congress, cautions that the weapon’s “reliability will be low,” apparently a reference to the North’s difficulty in developing accurate missiles or, perhaps, to the huge technical challenges of designing a warhead that can survive the rigors of flight and detonate on a specific target.

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More News On U.S. Intelligence Believing That North Korea Will Be Able To Produce A Nuclear Missile

Pentagon: North Korea has capacity to make nuclear warhead for ballistic missile -- Washington Post
U.S. Says North Korea May Have Nuclear Missile -- Wall Street Journal
Pentagon spy agency says North Korea can launch nuclear missile: officials -- Reuters
Pentagon report says NKorea probably has nukes it could launch on ballistic missiles -- AP
N. Korea likely capable of firing nuclear-armed missiles: US -- AFP
Report: North Korea may have missile-capable nuclear weapons -- Politico
North Korea May Be Able to Deliver Nuclear Warhead, U.S. Finds -- Bloomberg
North Korea Could Possibly Deliver Nuclear Warhead: Reports -- Epoch Times
Pentagon says North Korea is capable of delivering nuclear missiles -- CNN
Congressman: N. Korea may be able to deliver nuke warhead -- CNN
Classified Pentagon report says North Korea legitimate threat -- Salon
Pentagon: North Korea Could Make, But Not Aim, A Nuclear Missile -- Slate

My Comment: This is surprising news .... is anyone saying .... intelligence failure?

Update 19:45 EST: According to CNN .... the White House Has Just denied this Pentagon story. (More details to follow).