Pentagon intelligence has released a report on North Korea's military capabilities, warning that North Korea may resume launching long-range ballistic missiles over the next year.
On the 15th, the Defense Intelligence Agency, an intelligence agency of the US Department of Defense, released a report analyzing the current state of military power such as North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles.
"North Korean leaders believe that nuclear weapons are essential to the survival of the regime," the report said, adding that North Korea could resume long-range ballistic missile launch tests over the next year. I pointed out.
He also said that he would continue to improve ballistic missiles using solid fuel, which can be prepared for launch in a shorter time than liquid fuel.
He added that there is a possibility that an underground nuclear test will be conducted again in the future, saying that "the ultimate goal of North Korea is to mount nuclear weapons on ballistic missiles and make them function reliably."
However, the specific basis for either possibility has not been clarified.
North Korea has announced that it will cancel its nuclear test and ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile launch test) ahead of the first-ever US-North Korea summit meeting in 2018.
However, General Secretary Kim Jung-eun has announced that he will strengthen nuclear and missile development in January, and the report is wary of the U.S. government as North Korea launches new missiles one after another. It is a reflection of.