Nuclear missile fired from North Korea could hit US in 33 minutes, says Chinese study
An intercontinental ballistic missile fired from North Korea could reach mainland US in approximately 33 minutes, a Chinese study has found. A missile fired from North Korea could hit US in 33 minutes: Chinese study The United States is half-a-world away from North Korea, but an intercontinental ballistic missile fired from the hermit state could reach mainland US in approximately 33 minutes, a Chinese study has found. Open Nuclear Network analyst Tianran Xu told CNN that Chinese scientists carried out a simulation of a North Korean missile attack on the US. The findings were alarming: the warhead could strike central US if missile defence systems failed to intercept it. Targets on the west coast and the east coast would be within easy reach, said Xu. According to the South China Morning Post, the Chinese study involved the hypothetical launch of North Korea’s Hwasong-15 missile. It is a nuclear-capable missile with an effective range of 13,000 km, “sufficient to hit the entire US ho...