North Korea ICBMs can strike U.S. mainland, Pentagon official says
A senior U.S. defense official, Mark Berkowitz, stated that North Korea has the capability to strike the U.S. mainland with intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Pentagon is overhauling its missile defense strategy to counter evolving threats from North Korea and other countries.
The U.S. Defense Department has assessed that North Korea can strike the U.S. mainland with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Mark Berkowitz, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, made this statement during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing. North Korea's expanding nuclear and missile programs pose a direct and growing threat to the U.S., its forces, and its allies. The U.S. is updating its missile defense strategy, introducing a new concept called 'Golden Dome for America', a multi-layered missile defense architecture. This system will integrate space- and ground-based systems to counter various threats, including hypersonic weapons and advanced cruise missiles. The U.S. is investing in space-based tracking sensors, next-generation interceptors, and glide-phase interception capabilities.
This content was automatically generated and/or translated by AI. It may contain inaccuracies. Please refer to the original sources for verification.