The secretive nation of North Korea had given away the status of its nuclear arms program months before its controversial leader, Kim Jong Un, openly declared he would order nuclear strikes, it was revealed today. Newsweek/Daily Beast today exclusively revealed that the country, known as much for its nuclear weapons as for its propaganda, had the resources to launch a nuclear attack in December. Part of a rocket launched by North Korea in December was recovered by U.S. officials, who then determined the true threat the nation posed. The debris provided valuable insight into what had been happening beyond the De-militarized Zone in the capital of Pyongyang.
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Three North Korean non-proliferation officials said that the secretive country tipped off U.S. officials after members of the American Navy found part of a rocket in December
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Fuel container shed more light into DPRK's means of attack
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Comes three days after Pentagon dossier was mistakenly made public
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