Over at the Jawa Report and Ace of Spades note a report that the North Korean missile the other day may have been headed to Hawaii as a warning of the vulnerability of the Pacific Fleet.

North Korea targeted waters near Hawaii when it test fired a long-range missile this week, according to a Japanese newspaper.

Japanese and US defence officials, after analysing the missile's path from intelligence data, have concluded that the Taepodong-2, had been targeted near the Pacific island, the conservative daily Sankei newspaper said.

The test missile was one of seven test launches launched on Wednesday that fell into the Sea of Japan, causing no damage.

The determination was reached by analysing the angle of its nose cone immediately after its launch and the altitude it reached, the newspaper said.

Defence experts analysed the missile target based on data collected by Aegis-equipped destroyers and RC-135S electronic reconnaissance aircraft, it said.

Do we need any additional basis to take action against the North Korean dictatorship?

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