The Boeing Company (BA), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT): Is North Korea’s Latest Missile Progress a Serious Threat to America?

Both have their respective backers — the U.S. is allied with South Korea; China is allied with North Korea — and though China has denounced Kim’s threats and North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon, they have been allies for a long time.

Consequently, while America may not see North Korea as a serious threat to American soil, it is a threat to the Asian region, and it could prove to be a catalyst for escalated tensions with China. As such, it’s a situation that deserves to be closely monitored, although I think building a bomb shelter in the backyard is probably a bit excessive. And as bad as the situation could be, Kim Jong-un and North Korea are helping defense contractors at a tough financial time. So in some ways, we’re looking at a glass-half-full situation.

The article Is North Korea’s Latest Missile Progress a Serious Threat to America? originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Katie Spence.

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