Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to explain the greatest strategic threat faced by America in next 10 years.
Introduction
America is currently facing a major threat from North Korea in the ballistic missile threat that could threaten the contiguous 48 states or Canada and this a major threat to America in the next 10-15 years. The Taep’o-dong 2 is an intercontinental-range, road mobile, liquid propellant ballistic missile. It is currently North Korea’s only true ICBM. Today, this missile represents the single greatest nuclear threat to the United States. While the missile has very limited accuracy, it is thought to be target at major US population centers in both Alaska and Hawaii, and perhaps even as far as California.
North Korea“advanced missile developer”
North Korea is the most advanced of the "late missile developers" and since the demise of the Soviet Union has probably become the greatest exporter of complete ballistic missile systems, components, and technology. Pyongyang received foreign assistance over the years, most notably from the former Soviet Union and China, but the complete details of all foreign assistance are still sketchy. The North Korean missile program is notable because there have been relatively few flight tests. North Korea has deployed about 500 Scud missile variants, about 100 Nodong missiles, and perhaps 10 Paektusan-1 missiles, which are more commonly known as Taepodong-1 missiles.
In 2003, US satellite imagery detected a new ballistic missile under development that appears to be based upon the Soviet R-27 (SS-N-6), which is a liquid-fueled submarine-launched ballistic missile with a range of at least 2,500km. The land-based version is 12 meters long and 1.5 meters in diameter with a range of 2,500-4,000km. North Korea reportedly considered displaying 10 of the missiles and five mobile launchers on 9 September 2003, which is the anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. However, the display was apparently cancelled for political reasons................
