But Washington should be in no hurry to make deals with another dictator, even one with the potential to develop nuclear-tipped missiles.

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But most experts believe that it is doable without needing to employ nuclear-tipped missiles to break through Iran's extraordinarily deep (in some cases, 450 feet) underground bunkers.

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In any case, Pyongyang is continuing to pursue advancements, apparently out of the belief that it needs nuclear-tipped missiles capable of reaching the U.S. to have a credible deterrent.

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North Korea appears to be readying a missile test, in what the U.S. says would be its third since December, and there are varying opinions in Washington as to whether the North is able to develop and launch nuclear-tipped missiles.

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It comes after a 2008 Pentagon report was sharply critical of the Air Force for not focusing on the post-Cold War nuclear mission, and for a bomber that, in a flight over multiple states, carried nuclear-tipped missiles without the Air Force realizing it.

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Members of the Bush administration scorned the Egyptian diplomat, believing he had actively sought to undermine U.S. attempts to pressure Iran over its nuclear program while heading the IAEA. They specifically said Mr. ElBaradei buried documents that showed Tehran had been experimenting with building nuclear warheads and long-range nuclear-tipped missiles.

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Within the next decade Iran will have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles that will be able to reach our shores.

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With unemployment at 11%, and half its 68 million people under the age of 25, Iran will have a tough time keeping the populace happy with just anti-American slogans and nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.

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One of the country's top generals, according to published reports, claims Pyongyang has nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles that are ready to be fired.

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