North Korea outpaces US missile defense with its nuclear arsenal

North Korea outpaces US missile defense with its nuclear arsenal

North Korea has accelerated efforts to improve its nuclear capabilties against the US and its allies. It is investing more in the use of solid-fuel missiles which are quicker to launch, easier to hide and difficult to intercept. According to South Korea's president Lee Jae Myung, Pyongyang's stockpile is nearing France in number if not North Korea's nuclear arsenal is outgrowing US missile defense system as it increases investment in solid fuel m