Washington Nov 2 (IANS) North Korea is working on an advanced version of its existing KN-20 intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach Washington a US official told CNN CNN.
This newly assessed ICBM is just one part of an accelerated effort by Kim Jong-un s regime to improve every part of its missile and nuclear weapons attack capability as quickly as possible the official said late Wednesday.
Additional new improvements are underway to North Korea s nuclear fuel missile launchers guidance and targeting systems as well he added.
This development comes ahead of President Donald Trump s visit to Asia where North Korea s nuclear programme will be a major topic of discussion.
North Korea also appears to have made critical progress in developing warheads that will be capable of re-entering the Earth s atmosphere and reaching a target at intercontinental ranges CNN reported.
At least two recent ballistic missile tests demonstrated a dummy warhead successfully re-entering the atmosphere at least in a limited fashion by not shattering.
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