Armed Forces News

Under the guise of purported peaceful intentions, North Korea is engaged in an aggressive effort to develop nuclear weapons and missiles capable of delivering them, according to a Feb. 12 Pentagon report. “They continue to prioritize missile and nuclear-weapons programs over the well being of their own people,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters. Davis said that even though it is likely that the North Korean launches largely have been unsuccessful to date, they are still worth taking seriously. “What matters is they have now done, on two different occasions, this demonstration of three-stage rocket capability. That is the same technology that can be used to put a nuclear warhead on and to hold distant countries at risk,” Davis said.