North Korea has a successful ICBM missile. (Intercontinental Ballistic

[applegrove]

Missile). Went way up high so it would not hit their neighbours. Longer range than what we have seen before. CNN Japan says the ICBM may have landed in the water in Japanese economic zone.

[uppityperson]

1. I don't know this source, but found this article with stats about it (Australian)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-04/where-could-a-north-korean-icbm-hit/8678296

"What we know about the test

North Korea claims it fired a Hwasong-14 missile which reached an altitude of 2,802 kilometres and flew 933km in 39 minutes.

David Wright, co-director of the Global Security Program at the US-based Union of Concerned Scientists, said the missile was fired at a "very highly lofted trajectory".

If the missile had been fired at a standard trajectory, he said it could have a maximum range of 6,700km"

[Lee-Lee]

4. If 6700km is correct almost all the continental US is now in range

Even DC, although that would be at the far limit. Seattle and Los Angles are now well within that limit and even if the estimates are high still well within range.

[GoCubsGo]

2. And, Twitler tweets his response.

Maybe Kim Jong Un should get on Twitter instead. Much more productive.

Link to tweet

[mucifer]

3. Beyond scary. He had another tweet asking China to do his job.

trump has no idea what to do. Chances are there aren't decent people around him to make decisions.

I just think about President Kennedy making the right decision by NOT listening to his military advisors.