On a normal trajectory, a missile that can soar 2,800 miles into space could indeed fly far enough to reach New York and Washington from North Korea, missile experts said. “North Korea is bluffing,” said Chang Young-keun, a missile expert at Korea Aerospace University near Seoul, the South Korean capital. “Its announcement today is likely for domestic propaganda,” Mr. Kim said. “What North Korea announced today was not a technical but a political pronouncement,” he said. President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to Pyongyang this month to urge Mr. Kim to consider it.

Source: New York Times November 29, 2017 15:00 UTC