Can north korea missiles reach california?

North Korea has stepped up the pace of both missile and nuclear weapons testing, fueling growing concern in the United States, Japan and South Korea. read more

North Korea has stepped up the pace of both missile and nuclear weapons testing, fueling growing concern in the United States, Japan and South Korea. North Korea has stepped up the pace of both missile and nuclear weapons testing, fueling growing concern in the United States, Japan and South Korea. read more

Kim Dong-Yub, an expert working at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University in Seoul, was quoted in the New York Times saying that the missile could "easily" hit the West Coast of the United States in a range of 5,600 to 6,200 miles. To put that into perspective, California is some 5,626 miles from North Korea. read more

President Obama urged Pyongyang to call off the launch, with little effect, and responded by suspending food aid to the impoverished country. Thus far, North Korea says the launch will proceed as planned. The satellite launch will also be a missile test, because fundamentally the launch technology is the same. read more