January 11 2011
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...
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