Pyongyang's ICBMs Could Threaten U.S. Within 5 Years, Says Gates

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea is becoming a "direct threat" to the United States, the New York Times reports.

Pyongyang is expected to complete development on a nuclear missile that could potentially hit Alaska or the West Coast within five years, Gates told reporters in China.

North Korea may only have a small number of missiles by then, he said. "I don't think it's an immediate threat, but on the other hand I don't think it's a five-year threat," Gates...