North Korea Attacks Hawaii

Will North Korea attack Hawaii and California? So what will President Obama do? North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile towards Hawaii on American Independence Day, according to Japanese intelligence officials. The missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2 with a range of up to 4,000 miles, would be launched in early July from the Dongchang-ni site on the north-western coast of the secretive country.

Regarding of North Korea attacks Hawaii, US intelligence analysts do not believe the device would be capable of hitting Hawaii’s main islands, which are 4,500 miles from North Korea. It was announced today that the U.S. has deployed anti-missile defences around Hawaii in response to the threat. North Korea test-fired a similar long-range missile on July 4 three years ago, but it failed seconds after liftoff.

U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the additional defenses around Hawaii consist of a ground-based mobile missile system and a radar system nearby. A launch on July 4 would coincide with Independence Day in the States. It would also be the 15th anniversary of North Korean president Kim Il-Sung’s death.

Regarding rumor of North Korea attacks Hawaii, US officials had initially believed that North Korea might attempt to launch a similar device towards either Japan’s Okinawa island, Guam or Hawaii. But the ministry concluded launches toward Okinawa or Guam were ‘extremely unlikely’ because the first-stage booster could drop into waters off China, agitating Beijing, or hit western Japanese territory.

Source: North Korea may fire missile at U.S. on Independence Day