A senior US military official recently stated that, although North Korea possess intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) with the capacity to reach the continental territory of USAthe country has a solid deterrence based on its nuclear triad, composed of Terrestrial ICBM, strategic bombers and ballistic missiles launched from submarines.
The commander Jason Armagostleader of the Eighth Air Force and the Center for Operations of Global Ensemble, has expressed this position in a forum organized by the Society of Korea and the National Committee of American Foreign Policy, two non -profit organizations based in the US. UU.
When asked about what would happen to him United States nuclear umbrella for South Korea If North Korea developed ICBM capable of attacking the United States continental territory, Armagost would have said that That is why the United States has the nuclear triad.
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While recognizing that the possession of these missiles by North Korea represents something “problematic”, he says that Attacking the United States nuclear triad system would be “extremely difficult”.
“And so, what this system allows us to say that The use of an ICBM would not result in the benefit you are looking for Because we can respond overwhelmingly: in time, place and way of our choice, “he adds.
