North Korea shows no sign of readying long-range missile test

There is no indication that North Korea is poised to test-launch a long-range ballistic missile capable of landing near the Hawaiian Islands during the U.S. July 4 Independence Day celebration, according to four government officials. The officials don’t rule out the firing of short- and medium-range missiles capable of reaching Japanese waters. “There were a lot of signs of an imminent launch in early April,” said David Wright of the Ploughshares-funded Union of Concerned Scientists. “If those activities haven’t been seen, no launch is imminent,” he said.