朝鮮宣稱導彈可以打擊美國本土
North Korea is warning that its rockets are capable of striking the continental United States, two days after Seoul said it signed a deal with Washington to allow South Korea to extend the range of its ballistic missiles.
朝鮮警告說，它的導彈可以打到美國本土。兩天前，韓國說，它與美國簽署了一項協議，允許韓國增加其彈道導彈的射程。A spokesperson for the North's National Defense Commission said in state media Tuesday Pyongyang has "strategic rocket forces" that can hit not only the mainland U.S., but also American military bases in South Korea, Japan and Guam.
朝鮮國防委員會的發言人星期二通過國家媒體說，平壤方面擁有的戰略導彈部隊不僅可以打擊美國本土，而且還可以打擊韓國、日本和關島的美軍基地。North Korea is believed to be developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, but they have not been tested successfully. While Pyongyang does have the capability to strike South Korea and other nearby countries, experts say it could not strike the U.S. mainland.
朝鮮被認爲正在研製洲際彈道導彈，但是還沒有試驗成功。專家說，朝鮮的導彈雖然具有打擊韓國和其它附近鄰國的能力，但是打不到美國。
It is Pyongyang's first public reaction to the deal announced Sunday in Seoul between the U.S. and South Korea, which nearly tripled the range of Seoul's missile system to protect against a possible attack from the nuclear-armed North.
這是自從美國和韓國星期天宣佈達成增加韓國導彈射程的協議以來朝鮮第一次做出公開反應。美韓協議允許韓國把其導彈射程擴大將近三倍，以防禦掌握核武器的朝鮮可能發動的攻擊。
