Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Says U.S. Needs to "Learn Fast" Like North Korea

In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Hyten says that North Korea is "building new missiles, new capabilities, new weapons as fast as anybody on the planet" despite being one of the poorest countries in the world. The general attributes their success to learning how to go fast, adding that Kim Jong-Un has launched 67 missiles since taking over from his father, who launched just 22 missiles, while his grandfather launched just nine. "You want to know what's different? They learn how to go fast...I've been around rockets...You want to go fast in the rocket business? You need to test fast, fly fast, learn fast," he says. "Speed itself is efficiency. Speed builds capability and savings into your programs. But you have to be able to accept failure. And if the dictator of North Korea has learned how to accept failure, why can't the United States?" Hyten asks. close