Where would N. Korea be aiming a test missle capable of hitting the USA?

Question

The last time they did this in '98 they lobbed it towards Japan.

Answer 1

In 98 they were actually trying to launch a satellite using a Taepo Dong 1 (it launched but failed to get the satellite up). It didn't have the range of the TD-2.

However, that being said they will pick a spot probably somewhere in the northern Pacific. Prior to a launch of this sort they have to issue a "Notice to Airman and Mariners" (NOTAM is the acronym) that states what the coordinates of the imaginary box the missile should hit are. This is an international requirement to prevent hitting an aircraft or ship. Of course, the North Koreans may not do this as they like to rebel. You may be able to search for the NOTAM on the web as it is sent to every agency dealing with the air and sea.

Answer 2

Hahahahahahaha. the main effective u . s . a . ($471 billion protection budget a year)in the worldwide is hectic of North Korea? So a threat is reason for conflict now? ok then...then North Korea and Iran the two have a incredible to nuke us with the aid of fact we threatened them, no? Oh wait, as quickly as we do it, then it truly is nice. And conflict on the homefront potential what precisely? each and every person who's waiting for conflict ought to already be in Iraq. How stupid of me to think of that folk who help a conflict ought to flow and combat in it.

Answer 3

The furthest reach is an arc from Phoenix, AZ to Wisconsin, in addition to Alaska. Number one, they're only going to aim to the ocean, number 2, they don't have the nuclear technology to engineer a small enough device to fit into the warhead, number 3 they wouldn't want to commit national suicide...

Answer 4

From a area off the coast of North Korea.

Answer 5

I doubt if they're dumb enough to aim it at the US, but the map I saw showed it capable of reaching the mid west US. Scary, although they don't have a small enough warhead to put on it...yet.

Answer 6

San Francisco...please be San Francisco...if it is San Francisco we don't need to do anything the good karma there will stop it....or the city will pass a resolution to stop it...or something poetic like that.

Answer 7

I heard on the news Alaska

Answer 8

Hopefully San Franciso and Berkely. They welcome everybody and everything. They can take out the wasted and blameless. Plus SF now has universal health care for all people - legal or not.

Answer 9

If it even looks like it will hit the U.S. we"ll shoot it down and blow the &^*(%$ out of the launch facility.
Of course this is just another ,I WANT SOMETHING

Answer 10

It would be over open-water is what I've heard from the different news agencies.