Does NK have any way of verifying if a vessel is in their target area?

[lpbk2713]

If Kim continues to pop off ballistic missiles like he has been and if their guidance systems are as unreliable as they apparently are it's only a matter of time before he hits a fishing trawler or a freighter or a destroyer. Then it really will hit the fan.

[bathroommonkey76]

1. Is this the first time Kim has fired one over Japan?

[SaschaHM]

2. According to Twitter, no. They flew one over 8 years ago.

[jberryhill]

3. When was the last ship hit by a meteor?

Apart from specific shipping lanes, the ocean is really, really big.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. LOL

Every time Kim fires a missile I am comforted by the fact the earth is seventy five percent water. I am a neophyte when it comes to rocketry but I often wonder if Kim will accidentally bomb his own nation.

[underpants]

6. Yeah as long as they keep it away from shipping lanes it shouldn't be a problem

[icymist]

4. I thought about it hitting an airliner full of civilian passengers.

I bet the air traffic control people out that way have real stressful headaches because of this crap!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. Why "unreliable"?

[sarisataka]

8. Commercial ships, yes anyone

Can track them online. Military ships or private vessels without transponders tend to take a little more work to determine if they are clear.

That is assuming North Korea cares what may or may not be in the area where the missiles are coming down...

[Warpy]

9. I think they can generally aim it away from well traveled shipping lanes

but I think their guidance systems at this point are most likely limited to "thataway!"

When they manage to hit one of their own decomissioned ships even a few miles off their coastline, I'll start to worry.