The commander of US forces on the Korean peninsula says that the North Koreans probably possess the technology to place a nuclear warhead on an ICBM. That kind of miniaturization of a nuclear warhead is a daunting technological challenge, but General Curtis Scaparrotti told reporters at the Pentagon that the regime of Kim Jong Un has likely mastered it. Wall Street Journal: Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of U.S. forces on the Korean peninsula, said North Korea now is capable of building a miniaturized nuclear warhead, a step needed to complete development of a nuclear-tipped missile. Such nuclear warheads would be small enough to fit on a ballistic missile and would be a major improvement to Pyongyang’s weapons technology. Gen. Scaparrotti said he believes North Korea also has developed a launcher that could carry an intercontinental ballistic missile with a miniaturized warhead. He also said dictator Kim Jong Un...(Read Full Post)