Scientists say N. Korea may be using old Soviet missile
WASHINGTON — With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the rogue regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States.
North Korea is not known to have nuclear warheads and faces years of research and testing before building such a reliable weapon.
But the scientists say that if North Korea does have such a Russian-made ballistic missile in its arsenal, it could modify the rocket into a two-stage missile that could reach Seattle carrying a 900-kilogram warhead, or San Francisco carrying a 700-kilogram charge.
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Another American that gets metric. :-)
North Korea can't grow...
Anonymous | July 3, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.
Kilo GRAM or Kilo TON ? Huge difference (1,000,000). "Fat Boy"...
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