A fire assault drill takes place at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 10. Beijing and Pyongyang have strongly opposed the deployment of new US missile defence infrastructure. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
A fire assault drill takes place at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 10. Beijing and Pyongyang have strongly opposed the deployment of new US missile defence infrastructure. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
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North Korean missiles could hit central US in 33 minutes, Chinese simulation finds

  • Defence scientists examine potential weakness in the US missile defence ‘kill chain’
  • It follows Chinese study in January that said a first wave of attacks by China could aim at Beale Air Force Base in California and the Cape Cod peninsula

A fire assault drill takes place at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 10. Beijing and Pyongyang have strongly opposed the deployment of new US missile defence infrastructure. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
A fire assault drill takes place at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 10. Beijing and Pyongyang have strongly opposed the deployment of new US missile defence infrastructure. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
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