When Kim Jong-un could launch a nuclear attack?

Phuong Dang• DNUM_AHZAEZCABI 08:20

North Korea could be ready to launch a nuclear attack on the US as early as July, the British Express newspaper reported, citing a warning from the British Ministry of Defense.

Could Kim Jong-un launch a nuclear attack next July?

According to Express, North Korea could develop nuclear missiles capable of reaching the US mainland by the summer of 2018 and experts predict the earliest an attack could take place is July 23.

In a hearing discussing the new comments made in January but only now revealed, British Defence Secretary Earl Howe stressed:

"We assess that North Korea now has the ability to strike short-range targets. I mean Japan, South Korea and the surrounding areas. Our assessment is that it could be six to eight months before they have an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) that can reach the coast of the United States or our territory."

Thus, according to the British Defense Minister, North Korea could actually launch a nuclear attack as early as next July.

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have recently cooled down after Pyongyang "extended an olive branch" to South Korea and the United States, proposing to hold summits to discuss denuclearization with Seoul and Washington in April and May.

However, despite the signs of easing tensions, the UK Ministry of Defence's assessment is a warning bell for the UK Government to find security measures in case North Korea actually launches a nuclear attack.

However, the report said the ministry also believes that the UK is not a target for North Korea's nuclear missiles, as the Pyongyang regime does not consider the UK a threat.