Oh Noooooes! North Korea!

No marathon for me in May. Still trying to figure out what's wrong with my left leg. More to come, I'm sure.

But right now, I have something less important to talk about.  North Korea.

North Korea has moved missiles to its east coast in a threatening posture.  I mean, just look at the graphics!

Source: The Telegraph

Am I the only person on the planet to realize that if their ability to hit a target with a ballistic missile is dependent on moving it from the west coast to the east coast of their tiny peninsula we have nothing to worry about?

  Most extreme distance change possible.  Source: Google Maps

Yes, 400 miles is a significant increase in range for their missiles because their maximum range tops out at 4000 miles!  A 10% increase in range because you moved a missile the equivalent of a drive to D.C. from Boston?

Source: Google Maps

That's like asking a high school quarterback to throw a pinpoint pass end zone to end zone, then moving him up to his own ten yard line and telling him to try again.  Or lowering the basketball hoop a foot and telling a ten year old to windmill dunk.  Or sticking a tee ball player on Wrigley Field and telling him to hit the Green Monster, but giving him the advantage of setting the tee just in front of the pitcher's mound.

You can do it, Junior!

Source: Wikipedia

They even painted it camouflage...to, you know, hide it when it's flying through the jungle spewing a trail of smoke and fire visible for hundreds of miles...

"Missire?  What barristic missire?" --Kim Jong-un

Picture Source:  The Telegraph

North Korea is a child playing in the major leagues.  We should be worried that they're developing better missiles and more fissile material, but reacting to moving their missiles?  North Korea put their finger up to the mid line of the backseat.  It's laughable.