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There are no signs of an imminent long-range missile launch from North Korea, easing fears that a missile could be aimed at Hawaii, according to Seoul’s YTN television news network.

A Japanese newspaper reported last month that North Korea could test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile toward Hawaii as early as July 4. The U.S. has [...]

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Target: Hawaii

On June 28, 2009 By

Missile defenses for Oahu, but cuts for the rest of us.

The Pentagon recently announced that it is repositioning ground-to-air radar and missile defenses near Hawaii in case North Korea decides to launch another long-range missile, this time toward the Aloha State. So at least 1.3 million Hawaiians will benefit from defenses that many [...]

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