The straight line distance between Honolulu and Pyongyang is approximately 7397 kilometers (4596 statute miles).
The specific missile being test fired by North Korea, the Taep'o-dong 2, has two variants. The two stage variant has a range of around 4,000 km (2,500 statute miles) and the three stage variant has an estimated range of 4,500 km (2,800 statute miles). In other words, the missile being test fired by North Korea cannot actually reach Hawaii.
It seems that North Korea is just not a credible threat to the United States. It is a convenient enemy for the United States to distract from economic woes. Wether you agree with that or not, NK is just not able to attack the US directly. It doesn't have the political acumen to attack it covertly. It is not a threat to us regardless of the direction in which this missle is launched.
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