And if the answer to that is even 1 in a Million that they might, it's going to be very hard in the US for anyone to retaliate with nuclear force. The need for a retaliation is balanced against the very real worry of getting The bad end on the slim chance that China takes exception to planting mile-high mushrooms in Pyongyang.
And somehow, I don't think a Taepodong will get far enough to do any harm without either going wildly off-course or falling apart mid-flight and dropping into the pacific. (Also, why did they launch it Westward if they were trying to put something in orbit?)
Edit: Ninja'd. And speaking of North Korean Nukes Either they're digging a new hole, or they're prepping for a new test.
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And somehow, I don't think a Taepodong will get far enough to do any harm without either going wildly off-course or falling apart mid-flight and dropping into the pacific. (Also, why did they launch it Westward if they were trying to put something in orbit?)
Edit: Ninja'd. And speaking of North Korean Nukes Either they're digging a new hole, or they're prepping for a new test.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?