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Todays' launch was nowhere near that capability, Flew only 45 minutes and

reached north of Japan.

"... it remains unclear whether the North has mastered all technologies needed to deliver a nuclear warhead to targets in the continental United States."

"In Tokyo on Friday, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said the latest North Korean missile flew for about 45 minutes before landing off Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island. The flight time suggests that the missile may have a range greater than any the North has tested previously."
"In the earlier test, the Hwasong-14 flew about 39 minutes and for a distance of 578 horizontal miles, but it was launched at a highly lofted angle, reaching an altitude of 1,740 miles. Had it been launched on a standard trajectory, it would have flown around 4,200 miles, missile experts said."
"In a report to the National Assembly earlier this month, the South Korean Defense Ministry said the Hwasong-14 could have a range of up to 4,970 miles, enough to hit Alaska and possibly Hawaii."

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North Korea's missile launch today... -- RoCo_Hokie 07/28/2017 2:36PM

Another glorious day in the annals of "Dictator Wannabes" ** -- MikeVT85 07/28/2017 7:47PM

A very deadly option - according to Joint Chief of staff -- UTPr0sim 07/28/2017 5:15PM

Todays' launch was nowhere near that capability, Flew only 45 minutes and -- PhotoHokieNC 07/28/2017 5:01PM

I don't know but I'd think & hope that even if they developed a missile -- Hoakie82 07/28/2017 7:11PM

Calling Lomez. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/28/2017 4:07PM

Calling Gomez? -- JoesterVT 07/28/2017 5:34PM

Calling John Rambo. ** -- vthhhi 07/28/2017 4:26PM

Nothing is over! ** -- HokieinTampa 07/28/2017 4:42PM

They didn't develop that themselves. Either China or Russia is helping them ** -- hokeyhokie 07/28/2017 3:35PM

Iran ** -- TechMomof2 07/28/2017 10:11PM

Read recently a lot of Ruskie about those rockets ** -- turkeywinghokie 07/28/2017 4:32PM

No doubt..probably both countries supply materials and scientists. ** -- capitals1 07/28/2017 4:14PM

Or they got the plans off the internet ** -- fordham 07/28/2017 3:54PM

My thoughts exactly ** -- RoCo_Hokie 07/28/2017 3:40PM

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Oh, I mean self-preservation -- TomTurkey 07/28/2017 4:25PM

I fixed my typos but I think you understood what I meant. ** -- Hoakie82 07/28/2017 5:26PM

I think. Neither of us think they'll do it to help SK or Japan -- TomTurkey 07/28/2017 7:25PM

WAR Mossad! ** -- Brown Water 07/28/2017 3:25PM

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I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way -- Brown Water 07/28/2017 2:47PM

Seol, South Korea, 35 miles away has to be nervous. They or Japan will -- Hoakie82 07/28/2017 3:11PM

I don't think an "all out war" is really even possible -- JoesterVT 07/28/2017 3:18PM

Everyone would lose, the only certainty would be Kim Un would either die -- Hoakie82 07/28/2017 3:54PM

They can destroy Seoul..they have 10,000 artillery -- capitals1 07/28/2017 3:23PM

I keep hearing this argument. Is it really verifiable true.... after all, -- HokieSignGuy 07/28/2017 4:03PM

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And NK has rolled out painted cardboard tubes for state parades ** -- JoesterVT 07/28/2017 4:43PM

The number of artillery sounds right but the results aren't. -- Kudelski 07/28/2017 4:37PM

Well, it's still bad if the only have 100 artillery tubes pointed at Seoul. ** -- Hokie360 07/28/2017 4:19PM

There is the rub, NK can do major damage to SK in minutes -- fordham 07/28/2017 3:17PM

Over 100k Americans in Seoul too.** -- capitals1 07/28/2017 3:16PM

Definitely a damned if you do damned if you don't mess ** -- astrohokie 07/28/2017 2:46PM

Todays' launch was nowhere near that capability, Flew only 45 minutes and

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