By Julian Quinones, Russell Midori CBS News August 14, 2017, 4:00 PM
"Ready to fight": The U.S. forces facing down North Korea
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Last Updated Aug 14, 2017 10:40 PM EDT
As North Korea's Kim Jong Un continues his relentless quest for a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the United States, military officials in U.S. Pacific Command work daily to project force in the region and deter the young dictator. The threat his regime poses to the United States and its treaty ally, South Korea, grows more credible with each missile launch.
North Korea successfully launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles this summer. They each flew more than a thousand miles into space before landing in waters near Japan. Experts say either one could have hit the United States had it been launched on a flatter trajectory -- the most recent, potentially reaching as far as Chicago.
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We are told NK has stood down but the stories are still coming out.
