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Can North Korea Hit Hawaii?


North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program


The United States has positioned additional missile defenses 


The United States has positioned additional missile defenses around Hawaii as a precaution against a possible North Korean missile launch. Taepodong-2 missiles have a range of 4000 - 6500 kilometers (2485 - 4038 miles), but Hawaii and North Korea are 7000 kilometers (4349 miles) apart