In a highly cited report, the Washington Post reports that a secret assessment says North Korea has achieved another key milestone toward making nuclear-tipped ICBMs.

Source: North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say – The Washington Post

Elsewhere, the US media is openly speculating on US military action against North Korea including vast evacuation of US citizens from the area. One commentator said that military confrontation will be ugly but the US will win convincingly.

There’s room to push back against this over-simplified analysis in the US media. It’s impossible to predict all the risks, including starting WWIII.

Thoughts?