What Can North Korea Actually Do? More Than You Think, But They Probably Won’t.
It’s been a day for the history books.

What’s Happening With The U.S. And North Korea?
See my earlier piece from this morning with more information of what’s happened since yesterday. This article is only updates of what I’ve read and compiled since the time of that article’s publication at 1 pm.
Today
- U.S. confirms that North Korea does possess miniaturized nuclear warheads.
- White House says it did not approve Trump’s “fire and fury” remark before he made it.
- White House says it will stand behind Trump’s remark.
- The Pentagon issues statement saying that the United States “stands as one” on this issue and that they are backing the President’s response.
- James Mattis to North Korea: “Stand down or risk the destruction of your regime.”
- Allies in South Pacific urge that crisis be resolved through diplomatic
- Hawaii prepares emergency fallout shelters and alerts citizens of plans “in face of escalating threat of nuclear war.”
- North Korea’s nuclear power is estimated to be roughly equivalent to what the U.S. had during World War 2 that we used in Hiroshima.

A few headlines from the day:
- “Markets fall as Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’”
- “Trump Fire And Fury Threat Raises Alarm In Asia”
- How a nuclear war with North Korea could start, and how it might end”
- “Gold Is Spiking As People Are Worried About Nuclear War”
- “What To Do In Case Of A Nuclear Attack”
- “Trump Is About To Start A Nuclear War”
- “Did Trump Accidentally Start Nuclear War By Using Hyperbole”
- “Stephen Colbert Just Wants To Finish His TV Show Before The Nuclear Holocaust”
- “At Least You Won’t Have To Pay Off Your Student Loans If There’s A Nuclear Holocaust”
- “No One Kill An Archduke Until Further Notice”

North Korea’s Nuclear Capability
Where North Korean missiles could potentially land:

In the last two years, the North Korean military has tested more missiles of different kinds, demonstrating most recently that they can travel more than 7,400 miles.
That range is sufficient to reach Moscow, Delhi, Sydney, and even London, which is 5,380 miles from North Korea.
North Korea’s most advanced missile are now also believed to be capable of reaching almost the entire United States, with only the Florida peninsula presently beyond their range.
Here are additional images depicting the range of North Korea’s nuclear missiles, some of which vary based on differing reports.



Hawaii would have approximately 20 minutes after launch to prepare for a nuclear attack. San Francisco would have 34 minutes. Washington D.C. would have approximately 39 minutes to prepare.
North Korean nuclear technology is estimated to be roughly equivalent to the power possessed by the United States during World War Two. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima would be an adequate comparison for the kind of damage that could be potentially done.
It is unlikely that a North Korean missile would be able to hit the continental United States without being first shot down by the U.S.’s far superior counter-missiles stationed at defense stations across the globe.
