Japan does not believe North Korea intends to launch long - range missiles soon . The U.S. intelligence community does not believe North Korea intends to launch a long-range missile in the near future , a U.S. intelligence official told CNN , despite reports in Japanese media citing intelligence that the North Korean regime intends to fire a missile toward Hawaii on July 4 . Sea of Japan mariners warned to be clear due to ` ` military firing exercise '' Japanese media reports North Korea may fire a missile at Hawaii on July 4 . North Korea recently threatened to ` ` wipe out '' the U.S. if provoked .
Japan does not believe North Korea intends to launch long - range missiles soon . Sea of Japan mariners warned to be clear due to ` ` military firing exercise '' Japanese media reports North Korea may fire a missile at Hawaii on July 4 . North Korea recently threatened to ` ` wipe out '' the U.S. if provoked .