North Korean missile aimed at Hawaii

That's what they're reporting on Fox News. Apparently the track of the long-range Taepodong-2 missile fired the other day was studied by Japan, and the conclusion is that had it not failed it could have been headed for the Hawaiian islands.

So far haven't seen it on the web - I'll put up a link as soon as I have it.

This is significant, though, since it may be viewed as more provocative than previously thought.

Here it is - but it's a mixed bag, as there's also some indication that the missile was out of control from the time it launched. If so, it's hard to believe that any trajectory analysis could be accurate:

The long-range missile, the Taepodong-2, which some fear is capable of hitting the western United States, failed almost immediately after launch, said a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the intelligence on the testing.

It spun out of control seconds after it was launched and the North Koreans never had operational control of the missile, the official said. It failed so quickly, the official added, that the United States was never able to ascertain in what direction it was headed.

But Japan's Sankei newspaper, citing U.S. and Japanese sources, reported Friday that the missile was aimed at an area of the ocean close to Hawaii.