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North Korean Ballistic Missiles Have “Significantly Improved,” Says Head of U.S. Missile Defense
North Korea has “significantly” strengthened its ballistic missile program over the last six months in efforts to develop a missile arsenal of various ranges, the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said this week (see GSN, June 10). Pyongyang has adhered to a 1999 moratorium on flight testing its long-range missiles, according to Bloomberg (see GSN, June 28). However, “they haven’t stopped development,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish. North Korean missile development has “progressed significantly over the last six months,” Kadish said. “Events have occurred that show us that they are working toward having a ballistic missile capability of all ranges across a broad front,” he added, saying the details were classified. Some experts say it’s impossible to be certain of these developments without access to intelligence. “There are some indications that North Korea has continued development work on longer-range ballistic missiles over the past year, but it is not clear if all or any of these missiles are real or if the North Koreans are playing games with us,” said Joseph Cirincione, director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg, July 1).
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