US intelligence: North Korea could already launch a nuclear missile attack on the US.

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US intelligence: North Korea could already launch a nuclear missile attack on the US.

According to data provided by American intelligence, North Korea already has the capability to launch a nuclear strike on the United States. rocketAlthough the nuclear deterrent that ensures US security continues to a certain extent to protect the country from strategic threats, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan are successfully researching and developing new means of delivering nuclear warheads.

According to US intelligence estimates, the total number of threats to America will grow to more than 16,000 missiles by 2035, compared to the current 3,000 missiles. Furthermore, US intelligence believes that China and Russia are developing advanced delivery systems capable of penetrating existing US missile defense systems.



North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles are already capable of reaching the United States, and Pyongyang has no intention of halting the expansion of its nuclear arsenal. Meanwhile, Pakistan is also developing its missile program, which could potentially include intercontinental missiles with a range sufficient to strike the United States.

Among other risks, the US agency cites migration processes, cyber threats, and the possible escalation of tensions in Africa. At the same time, the updated US national security strategy declares goals of restoring American dominance in the Western Hemisphere, resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and stabilizing relations between Russia and the European Union.
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  1. + 26
    21 March 2026 20: 30
    That's why the DPRK is not threatened by the fate of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria... and now Iran.
    And the leadership of the DPRK does not suffer from “goodwill gestures,” and if threatened, it will respond with all available means.
    1. + 18
      21 March 2026 20: 41
      Quote: Hunter 2
      And now Iran too

      Iran can still survive. And I really hope so.
      1. +4
        21 March 2026 20: 45
        Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
        Quote: Hunter 2
        And now Iran too

        Iran can still survive. And I really hope so.

        Well, the Persians, with their 3000-year history, have been through worse. It's not like the Arabs or the Chinese!!! They've been preparing for this for a long time.
      2. +9
        21 March 2026 20: 56
        Iran can still stand.

        But what will remain of Iran? The Persians, great men, showed the world that even one man is a warrior and weren't afraid to give the Americans a fitting response. Better to die standing than to live on your knees!
        1. +3
          21 March 2026 21: 04
          It is better to die standing than to live on your knees!

          That's what they say until you have to choose for yourself
          1. SSR
            +2
            22 March 2026 00: 39
            Quote: Ivan Vasilievich 282
            That's what they say until you have to choose for yourself

            Tell this to those who did not bow down in WWII, who did not break in Afghanistan and Chechnya.
            Speak for yourself, Ivan Vasilyevich 282 ......
            .
            1. -1
              22 March 2026 01: 09
              Quote from S.S.R.
              Tell this to those who did not bow down in WWII, who did not break in Afghanistan and Chechnya.

              But there is no need to mix together the Great Patriotic War, the Afghan War and the two Chechen Wars.
              People are exactly the same, but circumstances are different. Circumstances are what send people to war. And here the circumstances are completely different.
          2. +1
            22 March 2026 14: 47
            That's what they say until you have to choose for yourself

            I agree with you, everyone chooses for themselves: either pull the pin on a grenade and be a warrior, that is, live forever, or raise their hands in the air. It seems the Persians chose the first option.
            1. 0
              22 March 2026 17: 59
              to be a warrior is to live forever

              Propaganda nonsense, much more relevant: to be a warrior is to live 7-10 days.
              It seems the Persians chose the first option.

              The Ayatollahs were elected, not the Persians. We recommend the Ukrainians surrender to survive, and the Persians throw themselves into the meat grinder.
        2. +8
          21 March 2026 21: 16
          Quote: private person
          But what will remain of Iran?

          Yes, in principle, Iran will remain.
          IMHO, the whole joke is that the US and Israel thought it would be like the last attack on Iran - that is, they would bomb it a little and when they decided that the mission was accomplished, the Iranians would agree with this.
          But everything went wrong, Iran bit the bullet and started waging war in earnest. And the US is simply not ready for this – it's clear that if they had seriously intended to break Iran and had gathered forces like in the Storm in the Glass, they would have torn Iran apart. But they didn't, and now it's a bit late to gather forces – with all their bases under attack. At the same time, the forces the Americans have amassed can't bomb Iran back to the Stone Age – they are simply insufficient.
          As a result, the US finds itself in an extremely foolish situation. If they seriously concentrate their forces, they will begin to suffer losses already during the deployment phase, and war is expensive in general. This would be political suicide for Trump, and he doesn't want that. Accordingly, Trump is now seeking a compromise that he can pass off as a victory, but the Iranians have no intention of offering him such a gift.
          Based on this, I'd venture to say with an 80% probability that Iran will survive. Simply because no one in the US would want to wage a full-scale war against it, and there's no other way to break Iran.
          1. -3
            21 March 2026 21: 25
            Not bad analytics Alexey!! hi
            P.S. You can feel the Jewish blood...
            1. +6
              21 March 2026 21: 42
              Quote: Nemo70
              Not bad analytics, Alexey.

              With your permission, I am Andrey.
              Quote: Nemo70
              P.S. You can feel the Jewish blood...

              Are you already making jokes at the expense of a poor Jew?:)))))
              1. -1
                21 March 2026 22: 05
                Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                With your permission, I am Andrey.

                Yes, Andrey was wrong... It happens))) Maybe it was on purpose)))
                Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                Are you already making jokes at the expense of a poor Jew?:)))))

                Well, you are very far from the Jews... So somewhere there, great-great-great. bully
                So you're smart and a blogger by now, I suppose? Or are you working?
                1. +2
                  21 March 2026 22: 20
                  Quote: Nemo70
                  Well, you are very far from the Jews... So somewhere there was a great-great ...

                  Here's what I'll tell you for your interest: my grandmother on my mother's side was 100% Jewish, so in Israel I will be welcomed with open arms. laughing
                  Another question is that Israel didn’t fall on my side, I actually feel like a Russian.
                  Quote: Nemo70
                  Or are you working?

                  I work modestly in the positions of financial director/director of finance and economics of all sorts of industrial enterprises, often city-forming ones.
                  1. -2
                    21 March 2026 22: 48
                    Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                    I work modestly in the positions of financial director/director of finance and economics of all sorts of industrial enterprises, often city-forming ones.

                    It's a tricky position, but I'm satisfied, Andrey. hi
                    Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                    Here's what I'll tell you for your interest: my grandmother on my mother's side was 100% Jewish, so in Israel I will be welcomed with open arms.

                    Yes, I know about your pride, Andryukha..))) And why do you tolerate Russia, financial employees?)))
                    Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk

                    I feel like I'm Russian.

                    Without THIS, Andrey... Then I'll believe it!!! And while you're 500 deep in the Urals... And there's nowhere to run??? The Promised Land is on fire.
                    1. +1
                      22 March 2026 06: 11
                      Quote: Nemo70
                      Then I will believe!!!

                      It's amazing how many people believe that their faith, or lack thereof, is something significant to their online interlocutor...
                      1. +1
                        22 March 2026 10: 37
                        Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                        It's amazing how many people believe that their faith, or lack thereof, is something significant to their online interlocutor...

                        Well, this happens, Andrey, in Russia from Chelyabinsk!!!
                        As Bunin's father, an officer in the Tsarist Army who emigrated to France, told journalists at a parade, in response to a question...
                        So, has Soviet power been established throughout Russia?
                        No, there weren't enough Jews for all of Russia...!!
                      2. 0
                        22 March 2026 11: 05
                        Quote: Nemo70
                        No, there weren't enough Jews for all of Russia...!!

                        I see that Jews are a real sore subject for you. Again, the imperishable
                        "On his wall hung a huge poster that read, 'Beat the Jews, save Russia,' with the word 'Jews' spelled with an 'a'."
                        I would ask why you treat them this way, but I'm not interested.
              2. 0
                22 March 2026 01: 57
                Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                With your permission, I am Andrey.

                I cannot resist paraphrasing the immortal:
                - I don’t like Alexey, he’s so cloying and painted up.
                -But he's Andrey.
                -Yes? Who cares.
                1. +1
                  22 March 2026 06: 13
                  Quote: Michael
                  I can’t resist paraphrasing the immortal

                  Well, I can't resist either.
                  Quote: Michael
                  I don't like Alexey.

                  "Whether you like it or not, be patient, my beauty" (c)
                  1. 0
                    22 March 2026 10: 43
                    Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                    "Whether you like it or not, be patient, my beauty" (c)

                    Yes, we tolerate such people, and if not, then we ban them straight away)))
                2. -2
                  22 March 2026 10: 40
                  Quote: Michael
                  Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                  With your permission, I am Andrey.

                  I cannot resist paraphrasing the immortal:
                  - I don’t like Alexey, he’s so cloying and painted up.
                  -But he's Andrey.
                  -Yes? Who cares.

                  Yes YES Mikhail!!! There are a lot of them here..
                3. -1
                  22 March 2026 10: 46
                  Quote: Michael
                  -But he's Andrey.
                  -Yes? Who cares.

                  Andrey is Jewish. All the same...
                  1. +1
                    22 March 2026 10: 53
                    Quote: Nemo70
                    Quote: Michael
                    -But he's Andrey.
                    -Yes? Who cares.

                    Andrey is Jewish. All the same...

                    Andrey from the Chelyabinsk finance department speaks for himself. bully
                    And I thought it was a smelter and so on.
            2. +1
              21 March 2026 23: 06
              Quote: Nemo70
              Not bad analytics
              There's no analysis there. There are a few facts and conclusions based on emotion. The phrase alone is worth it.
              If they were seriously planning to break Iran and gathered forces like in the Storm in the Glass, they would have torn Iran apart.
              This isn't an analysis, it's a guess. Iran, with all due respect to Iraq, is a completely different state. The Jews destabilized Iraq for 30 years, and its population was only 20 million. Iran is much further away and has a much larger population, so it will take 100 years. And Israel might not last that long.
              1. -8
                21 March 2026 23: 19
                Quote from: topol717
                There's no analysis there. There are a few facts and conclusions based on emotion. The phrase alone is worth it.
                If they were seriously planning to break Iran and gathered forces like in the Storm in the Glass, they would have torn Iran apart.

                Yes, I know, Evgeny. Half-Jews love to be praised.
                I catch him on this..!!
                Quote from: topol717
                And Israel may not last that long.

                They're already running away... God forbid they run to Moscow!! Stalin created the Jewish Autonomous Region for them... Let's protect them for now))) There are tigers there!!
              2. 0
                22 March 2026 10: 14
                Quote from: topol717
                This isn't an analysis, it's a guess. Iran, with all due respect to Iraq, is a completely different state.

                The Iran-Iraq war might have told you that the fighting potential of these countries is approximately equal.
                Quote from: topol717
                And Israel may not last that long.

                Israel has nothing to do with it at all, it was about the USA.
                1. -1
                  22 March 2026 10: 58
                  Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                  Israel has nothing to do with it at all, it was about the USA.

                  The USA is a congress, 90% of it is Jewish!! Red works under them!!
                  1. -2
                    22 March 2026 11: 02
                    Quote: Nemo70
                    The United States is a congress where 90% of the people are Jews.

                    Quote: Nemo70
                    Andrey is Jewish. All the same...

                    Have you been bitten by an anti-Semite? laughing
                    1. 0
                      22 March 2026 11: 04
                      Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                      Have you been bitten by an anti-Semite?

                      Yeah..Aron with the Professor)))) and more buffoons
                      1. +1
                        22 March 2026 11: 10
                        Quote: Nemo70
                        Aaron with the Professor

                        Are you unfamiliar with the meaning of the word "anti-Semite"? Aron and Prof suffered from many shortcomings, but anti-Semitism was not among them.
                        Quote: Nemo70
                        and also buffoons

                        So many bites... He needs treatment. I can recommend a suitable vet.
                      2. +1
                        22 March 2026 11: 17
                        Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                        You need treatment. I can recommend a suitable veterinarian.

                        Yes, I have already been offered this option from Israel, Andrey. wink ..No, they're already hiding!!! You're the only one left, our financial one from Chelyabinsk))
                      3. +1
                        22 March 2026 11: 19
                        Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                        Are you unfamiliar with the meaning of the word "anti-Semite"? Aron and Prof suffered from many shortcomings, but anti-Semitism was not among them.

                        They made me like that, and you, Andrey, are among them!!
                        Your bragging about your great-grandmother and that you can go to Israel. And your comments!! You don't need to read all of Mein Kampf. Just kidding!
                      4. 0
                        22 March 2026 11: 41
                        Quote: Nemo70
                        Yes, I have already been offered this option from Israel.

                        It's a pity you didn't agree.
                        Quote: Nemo70
                        They made me like that, and you, Andrey, are among them!!

                        One of the most typical signs of human weakness is blaming one's problems on external circumstances. Like, it's not me, it's my enemies who made me this way. I could say it's unmanly, but... Who would?
          2. +1
            21 March 2026 21: 47
            There's no way Russia can take Ukraine back to the 19th century in 4 years, destroying its infrastructure. Iran is the size of 3 Ukraines in terms of territory, and probably 4 Ukraines in terms of population. A ground operation there would require 3-4 times more troops than during Desert Storm, which is unrealistic.
            1. +1
              21 March 2026 21: 56
              Quote: Graz
              Russia can't bring Ukraine back to the 19th century in just four years, destroying its infrastructure.

              Don't talk about Russia. We have... Things are bad with the Aerospace Forces. Really bad.
              Quote: Graz
              and for a ground operation there, troops would need to be assembled 3-4 times more than during Desert Storm

              Roughly the same forces would have been enough. Iran's ground forces number around 350, and even adding the 200 IRGC forces to that is roughly what Iraq put up against the coalition during the storm in the teacup.
              1. +1
                21 March 2026 23: 15
                Open data claims that the IRI Armed Forces are 610.000 + 350.000 reserves... and this is at the beginning of the war... It seems to me that the number will grow and is already growing.
                1. 0
                  21 March 2026 23: 34
                  Quote: Ovsigovets
                  Open data claims that the Iranian Armed Forces number 610.000.

                  This applies to all armed forces, not just land forces.
                  1. 0
                    22 March 2026 01: 46
                    That's right... but you didn't count the reserve... and it seems to me in light of the events of the last 10 years this is a truly combat-ready reserve... and this is immediately
              2. -1
                22 March 2026 11: 29
                Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
                Don't talk about Russia. We have... Things are bad with the Aerospace Forces. Really bad.

                You see this straight from Chelyabinsk in the window of the company's finance department...? bully
                1. +1
                  22 March 2026 11: 39
                  Quote: Nemo70
                  You see this straight from Chelyabinsk.

                  Of course. However, at the moment I see it from St. Petersburg.
        3. -1
          21 March 2026 22: 04
          Quote: private person
          But what will remain of Iran?

          At the last minute, volunteers from all over the world will flock to the Persians. The Taliban will definitely send their own. The guerrilla war will be worse than Vietnam, and there will be few, if any, American prisoners...
          1. +2
            21 March 2026 22: 13
            Quote: isv000
            The Taliban will definitely send their own.

            The Taliban's involvement with Iran made me smile. I don't even know what would have to happen for such a scenario to come to fruition.
            Seriously speaking, Iran doesn't really need volunteers. What it needs are weapons, specialists to maintain them, money, intelligence, and possibly supplies of equipment and raw materials.
            Iran certainly doesn't need the Taliban, in any form.
  2. +1
    21 March 2026 20: 31
    The Anglo-Saxons can't calm down... North Korea isn't Venezuela or Iran!! The guys there are serious, and the women are too!
    If you stick your nose in, Russia will immediately jump in. There's a treaty!! And it will go to all those who offended the Russians.
    1. +1
      21 March 2026 20: 42
      Quote: Nemo70
      If you try, Russia will immediately get involved.

      I have serious doubts about this...
      1. -3
        21 March 2026 20: 49
        Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
        Quote: Nemo70
        If you try, Russia will immediately get involved.

        I have serious doubts about this...

        Well, I'm not really either, but if a world war starts, it will be too late to sort it out. Missiles are flying in all directions and Satan rules the world! And the DPRK is also ready to swear by anything and can avenge the Russians, just like we can avenge them! That happened in '52.
  3. +5
    21 March 2026 20: 35
    The USS is under fire. winked "Orange" was unlucky. They didn't give him the prize, they didn't give him Greenland, they sent him away from the Strait, and the "allies" lackeys started to suffer. Then Kim smiled mysteriously. "How scary to live!" (c)laughing
  4. +1
    21 March 2026 20: 36
    That's all right - this is so that the US doesn't forget about the "little people" from the DPRK. It would be even better if they all wet their beds together in the morning and hung out their sheets together... laughing
    1. +2
      21 March 2026 20: 54
      Quote: 78bor1973
      That's right - this is so that the US doesn't forget about the "little people" from the DPRK.

      Trump remembers North Korea during his first term... Un sent him away at the border))) And Red immediately took the AUG away... Even though he threatened to wipe out North Korea!! ))) Look at Iran being "wiped out" by that idiot Redhead)))
      Here the talk about the existence of the USA has already begun )))..
      The Russian Empire, I remember, was the first to recognize the United States, and then all of Europe bowed its heads.
  5. +4
    21 March 2026 20: 38
    Well, that's right, when living with wolves, howl like a wolf, as they say.
    1. -1
      21 March 2026 21: 29
      Quote: Warabey
      Well, that's right, when living with wolves, howl like a wolf, as they say.

      There's already a cat squealing going on here... And the world's wolves are silent and watching... he he
  6. +3
    21 March 2026 20: 43
    Kim turned out to be smarter than many. Besides having nuclear weapons, he also signed a treaty with Russia.
    In fact, we have no one closer to us than the DPRK, well, except for Belarus. We cannot betray it in any way. It is the only one who sent its men to shed blood for us.
    By the way, I remembered, Batka didn't send his own people. But he helps anyway. Maybe that's how it should be.
    1. +1
      21 March 2026 23: 18
      The KPA army has 1,2-1,3 million bayonets... Belarus has 60.000... the difference is noticeable
  7. +3
    21 March 2026 20: 56
    Kim Jong-un should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, since he, with his nuclear weapons, prevented Trump from unleashing a bloody war on the Korean Peninsula during his first presidential term, which would have drawn in both Japan and China. hi
  8. +1
    21 March 2026 20: 57
    That's the real threat to the American rabble, Don! But Rocketman's a great guy, because he's got balls of steel and a nuclear weapon, so you'll get along just fine.
  9. +1
    21 March 2026 21: 05
    It may have been a long time ago if you count the American islands in the Pacific Ocean
  10. 0
    21 March 2026 21: 10
    By 2035, the total number of threats to America will grow to more than 16 missiles, while it currently stands at about three thousand missiles.

    The most interesting thing is that this is exactly how we can observe the "law of compensation and equilibrium" in action...))) Yes, the United States, the collective West, although they are collectively the most powerful, richest, influential, etc. forces in the world, and also possessing many times more types and quantities of weapons than all other countries, however, they are still not able, on the basis of these unconditional superiority, overwhelming facts, to ensure complete permissiveness in relation to other countries and the ability to subjugate them and the entire world as a result, through the implementation of the law of force, since such an argument as the presence of nuclear weapons, even in very underdeveloped and militarily poorly equipped countries, guarantees the latter the ability to remain independent, unconquered by the hegemon, limiting them from its (the hegemon's) direct aggression, conquest, etc.
  11. -2
    21 March 2026 21: 43
    Quote: Nemo70

    If you try, Russia will immediately jump in. There is a treaty!!

    There's no such agreement, at least not an official one. But I hope Russia will help Iran in any way it can, at least with intelligence, which is already a significant amount.
    1. 0
      21 March 2026 22: 13
      Quote: Junior Private
      There is no such agreement, at least not an official one.

      The commentator was referring to the agreement with the DPRK, which is, in fact, quite official, and mutual military assistance is clearly stated there.
      1. +2
        21 March 2026 22: 25
        Yes, I stepped in. Iran is already looming everywhere.
        1. +1
          21 March 2026 23: 10
          Quote: Junior Private
          Yes, I stepped in. Iran is already looming everywhere.

          Everyone has their share of mishaps when discussing hot topics. I once found myself in a similar situation. smile
  12. -2
    21 March 2026 21: 53
    Quote: Hunter 2
    That's why the DPRK is not threatened by the fate of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria... and now Iran.
    And the leadership of the DPRK does not suffer from “goodwill gestures,” and if threatened, it will respond with all available means.


    That's right!
    All those who made concessions, negotiated, believed in worthless promises (like M. Gaddafi believed the Hungarian Jew Sarkozy), ended their lives with a shovel handle in their anus.

    And those who did not pay attention to the red flags placed by the hegemon show the whole world that fiery blood flows in their veins, and not water.
    And the imaginary greatness of the hegemon begins to dissolve.
    But those who hoped and waited for the US look funnier: "We'll give in a little here, and close our eyes here, and betray our brothers here, just so the hegemon can pat us on the back and not touch the accounts and relatives entrenched in Israel, France, and the UAE."

    It's amazing with what blind persistence, even after Crimea is Ours (for this a monument could be cast in gold!), someone continued to slavishly carry out the orders of Russia’s enemies.
    What levers were used to persuade them to raise the retirement age, as ordered by the head of the IMF?
    Perhaps their nails were torn off so that they would flood the country with migrants, through enemy structures headquartered in Moscow?
  13. 0
    21 March 2026 22: 00
    And this fact cannot but rejoice.
  14. -1
    22 March 2026 05: 52
    According to US intelligence estimates, by 2035 the total number of threats to America will grow to more than 16 missiles,

    And then there's this... Don't insult Macron, he's a hot-blooded guy (guy?). He'll get offended and join in...
  15. 0
    22 March 2026 15: 27
    And most likely already with a MIRV and a thermonuclear warhead.
  16. 0
    22 March 2026 15: 29
    Quote: Jovanni
    Don't insult Macron, he's a hot-blooded guy (guy?). He'll get offended and then join in...

    He is most likely the "woman" in this pair. Passive. laughing That's why he's touchy
  17. -1
    22 March 2026 17: 06
    Korea already has the capability to strike the United States with a nuclear missile... Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan are successfully conducting research and developing new means of delivering nuclear warheads...

    Perhaps the United States needs to finally consider the most important and yet quite simple question: Why does the United States feel threatened by possible attacks on its territory? Perhaps the answer lies precisely in the behavior and actions of the United States itself, its aggressive policies, and, above all, its aggression against all countries without exception. Perhaps then the bright idea will finally dawn on these foolish minds: these threats don't arise out of nowhere, but rather as a result of retaliatory actions against the US's aggressive policies.
    But it won't occur to their stupid heads—it's in their blood (the habit of resolving issues by force). So Iran is using force to drive them out of the Middle East (fight fire with fire).
  18. 0
    22 March 2026 17: 08
    Quote: private person
    But what will remain of Iran?

    Well, they don't really have a choice but to fight. If there was an alternative, they'd try to use it, but there's no other option.
  19. -1
    22 March 2026 17: 19
    Quote: Andrey from Chelyabinsk
    Trump is now looking for a compromise that he could pass off as a victory.

    Absolutely correct statements and conclusions! Moreover, Trump positions himself as a "peacemaker," and won the election with the leitmotif against Biden, claiming he squandered billions and shamelessly exposed the home front and weapons stockpiles of great America. Meanwhile, he himself has already demanded from Congress roughly the same amount Biden spent on supporting Ukrainian neo-fascists. US presidents come and go, but nothing changes in foreign policy.
  20. 0
    22 March 2026 19: 14
    Comrade Kim will definitely not fall for any scam involving "peace" negotiations.
  21. 0
    24 March 2026 16: 25
    And most importantly, they won't be coy. They won't draw red lines, persuade the Americans to negotiate, or ignore American attacks.
  22. 0
    25 March 2026 17: 47
    Yes, the world's launch vehicle. Reality.