Transcript for North Korea 'clearly' has missiles that can reach US, general says

I do agree. In principle with assessment that the north Koreans are moving quickly to develop an Intercontinental ballistic missile capability. I however am not saying when that the test on the fourth of July demonstrates that they have the capacity to strike the United States with any degree. Of accuracy or. Reasonable. Confidence of success. What the experts tell me is that. North Koreans have yet to demonstrate the capacity to do the guidance and control the beavers would be required to its end I was only referring to range and essar on range they clearly have the capability in a inappropriate to have that Kate good range the other improvements here. Perhaps not confirm yes or will have to watch very carefully with the I see the developments on those particular capabilities. I do agree with the intelligence community and others that that defense doesn't. Democratic People's Republic of Korea is an arms proliferate her. There's no evidence that they have. Engaged in proliferation of their long range ballistic missile technology. But they have proliferated every other weapons system that they've ever invented so it's it's a pretty clear. Pathway to the potential for proliferation of these kinds of weapons systems. In the third question is on the capability of fertility I'm reasonably confident in. Ability of our intelligence community to monitor. But testing but not the deployment of these missile systems. Kim Jung and in his forces are very good at camouflage concealment and deception. We have a series of programs and I'd be happy to talk about in a classified setting that talked to the ability of that our intelligence community both military. And civilian to market those activities.

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