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North Korea found by U.S. to be capable of fitting nuclear warhead on a missile, report says

A picture released by North Korea's official news agency on July 29, 2017, shows North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 being launched at an undisclosed place in North Korea.
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U.S. intelligence officials assess that North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can be carried atop its missiles, according to media reports.

That would mean North Korea has passed a crucial threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power.

The story, reported by the Washington Post, cited unnamed U.S. intelligence officials who said the confidential analysis was completed last month by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.

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Officials at the agency would not comment Tuesday. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence could not immediately be reached for comment.

Separately, Japan’s defense ministry assessed in a report Tuesday that it is possible that North Korea has achieved the miniaturization of nuclear weapons and has developed nuclear warheads.

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