claim: north korea’s missiles are "not going to have a capability to reach the united states anytime real soon."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: aug 22, 2017 ... but the capability could help the north deter an invasion and wield ... american  intelligence agencies estimate that the north could reach the ... it's the first icbm  to have flown successfully after many years of ... range of north korea's missile  tests. july 2017. united. states .... not perfect, but close enough.
evidence_2: nov 30, 2017 ... the north korean missile advances are happening despite ... and even more  alarming, it's not clear that he or the us military could stop a missile if north ... the  ability to hit all of the mainland us with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile ... in an  actual warlike scenario, the us doesn't get to dictate the conditions ...
evidence_3: nov 29, 2017 ... can a north korean missile hit the u.s.? .... jong un has made it clear that north  korea's weapons program is not going away anytime soon.
evidence_4: jan 12, 2018 ... if the united states attacked a north korean missile site, kim's immediate ... in  real time whether the united states just launched a full-blown war. ... but as soon  as he's concluded the war is on, he must take drastic action ... he needs to use  them early in a conflict to blunt america's ability to project power.
evidence_5: preventing the kim dynasty from having a nuclear device was an american ....  the regime has also moved its medium-range no-dong and scud missiles out of  ... in the early days of a conflict, they can force the united states and south korea  ... with that ability are russia and china—would make north korea, because of  its ...