Last paragraph of the same article: Whatever the origins of these new RD-250-variant liquid propulsion engines at the heart of the Hwasong-12 and the first stage of the Hwasong-14, according to sources who spoke to The Diplomat, there is currently no serious belief in the U.S. intelligence community that North Korea imported RD-250 units from either Ukraine or Russia.
“The actual sourcing to me is still an open question,” Elleman, a missile expert, said in an interview. He said it was unlikely that either the Ukrainian or Russian governments had any knowledge about a rocket engine sale to North Korea and posited that Kim’s regime somehow obtained the engines through illicit networks"
You see how he backed down when Trump spoke of 'fire and fury'? Only allowed launches since then. Maga.
Yes... but none that have challenged Trump. Those missiles were around when Reagan was in office. Bfd. Its pretty obvious Kim respects Trump's resolve. We'll see what happens come 1/1/20 You might be right. I wouldn't want to be Kim though in that case however.... everything from the DMZ north will be incinerated before he can say Dennis.
Sounds like you just came from your "Garden" Its pretty obvious Kim thinks Trump is a fucking joke,just as most world leaders do.
Can they hit the Mainland? Hawaii? He's blustering with 20 yo tech Tony. Good gravy man... if those things were a problem, then you really should be asking yourself... wtf was Barack doing(?). Even Bolton could care less about the recent tests. Before he left at least. Bro... 2008-2016 in N Korea were analogous to our Mecury, Gemini, and Apollo programs all rolled in one. Quit denying facts. Obama dropped the ball on N Korea. Trump inherited a clear and present danger.