Pentagon labels North Korea a 'persistent threat' in strategy update

Pentagon labels North Korea a 'persistent threat' in strategy update

The U.S. Defense Department identified North Korea as a "persistent threat" in a new security update, warning that the isolated regime has developed the capability to use nuclear weapons at "any stage of conflict."

Pentagon's CWMD strategy document calls N. Korea 'persistent threat'

The U.S. Department of Defense labeled North Korea as a 'persistent' threat in an updated key security document released Thursday, warning that its military capability advancements would give the recalcitrant regime options to use nuclear arms 'at any stage of a conflict.'

Pentagon's CWMD strategy document calls N. Korea 'persistent threat'

The US Department of Defense labeled North Korea as a "persistent" threat in an updated key security document released Thursday, warning that its military capability advancements would give the recalcitrant regime options to use nuclear arms "at any stage of conflict." The Pentagon published the first Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) since 2014, describing China as the pacing challenge, Russia as an acute threat and the…