North Korean Missiles Still Lack Re-Entry Capability, Seoul Says
- Yonhap News cites findings by South Korean spy agency
- China dispatching special envoy to Pyongyang on Friday
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North Korea hasn’t secured the key technologies needed to build ballistic missile that can survive a return through the atmosphere, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.
An official from South Korea’s top spy agency told lawmakers Thursday that Pyongyang’s missile program still faced the barrier, Yonhap reported Friday, citing a “parliamentary source.” Building a vehicle that can protect warheads from the heat and stress of a return flight -- or re-entry capability -- is critical for developing functional intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles.