North Korea may soon produce ICBMs capable to hit US mainland: Top US General

Seoul: North Korea may soon begin producing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) capable of reaching the US mainland, a top US military commander warned on Friday.

Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defence Command chief General Gregory Guillot reportedly stated that North Korea can deliver a nuclear payload to targets throughout North America while minimising the United States' ability to provide pre-launch warnings.

Presenting his projection to the committee in a written testimony, Guillot detailed the initial flight test of the Hwasong-19 (HS-19) ICBM last October that analysts believe can fly longer and at a higher altitude.

Washington has repeatedly highlighted North Korea's proliferation of nuclear weapons and missile capabilities under President Kim Jong Un that poses threat to US interests in East Asia and also the US mainland. US policy on North Korea primarily focuses on nuclear weapons and missile programmes. There were many attempts made to hold discussion on dismantling of nuclear weapons, but North Korea has refused to budge.  (IANS)

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