President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a document committing to work towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
But just how advanced are the North’s capabilities?
The rapid advancement of North Korea’s missile research in 2017 shocked the world -- after months of testing, it successfully launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, in July, which is claimed was capable of reaching the continental United States.
Then in September, North Korea tested its strongest nuclear weapon yet -- a 160-kiloton bomb which Pyongyang said was a hydrogen weapon.
The North Korean government claims it has successfully miniaturized its nuclear devices, leaving them potentially capable of launching a nuclear missile at the United States mainland.
While there’s been no independent confirmation one way or the other, US intelligence analysts have told CNN they are probably telling the truth.
(CNN)
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