I wonder if it's a translation problem or something...

The warhead of a long-range missile test-fired by North Korea was found in the U.S. state of Alaska, a report to the National Assembly revealed yesterday.

``According to a U.S. document, the last piece of a missile warhead fired by North Korea was found in Alaska,\ufffd\ufffd former Japanese foreign minister Taro Nakayama was quoted as saying in the report. ``Washington, as well as Tokyo, has so far underrated Pyongyang\ufffds missile capabilities.\ufffd\ufffd

Eh?

If there's substance there, I expect more will come out in the not too distant future. As it stands, it seems to me that the best explanation is that something got mangled in translation.

The US has been saying for a while that NK's 3-stage missile could reach parts of Alaska.

Cheers,
Scott.