North Korea Knows We'll Overthrow Them If They Give Up Nukes

North Korea saw what happened when Lybia gave up its nuclear program, and aren’t interested sharing that regime’s fate. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Analysts of North Korea's first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch are saying its estimated scope includes a sizable swath of Canada, according to AFP.

The North Korean government claimed their Hwasong-14 ICBM, which flew for 39 minutes, reached an altitude 2,802 km and hit its target 933 km away on Tuesday.

But, as the BBC reports, North Korea is still years away from mounting a nuclear warhead on a long-range weapon.

Physicist David Wright believes the missile could travel up to 6,700 km, which would put it in the range of not only Alaska, but also Canada's northern territories and a majority of British Columbia.

South Korean media report the missile could reach as far as 8,000 km.”*

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