U.S. intelligence analysts believe a recent military parade in North Korea 'probably oversells' the threat its inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) pose to the United States, according to a leaked document purportedly from the U.S. government.
A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
A brief, one-paragraph observation in one of the documents marked "Secret" and seen by Reuters noted that North Korea had paraded an unprecedented number of ICBM-class launchers at anThe Pentagon and North Korea's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the North Korea part of the documents.
North Korea continues to develop its ballistic missile program, test-launching dozens of advanced missiles last year despite United Nations Security Council resolutions and U.S.-led sanctions.
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