"North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States," said Trump, who was speaking from his golf club in New Jersey. NUCLEAR THREATThe development suggests North Korea is further along the path to having a deployable nuclear missile than had previously been acknowledged. Experts had until last month said it would take another two or three years for North Korea to develop a nuclear-tipped ICBM. The Post also reported that another intelligence assessment estimated that North Korea now has up to 60 nuclear weapons, more than previously thought. TECHNICAL HURDLESDespite the advance, North Korea still must overcome technical hurdles before it can claim to have perfected its nuclear weapons technology.

Source: Daily Nation August 08, 2017 23:48 UTC