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I believe that the lastest N. Korean Taepo dong missile has the range to hit the western US. The warhead of the missile they launched several years ago was actually believed to be found in Alaska and this is an improvement over that missile.

Now, the weight of the warhead will figure into the range, but you have to figure the N. Korean and other (Chinese?) scientists involved know that and have calculated accordingly. Usually the range estimates that our people put out take the weight of the warhead into consideration. Also, usually when testing the capabilities, a dummy warhead of the same size and weight as the real thing is on the mission so they can see how it performs.

I believe they have a missile that can hit us...how far inland and what parts of the US are not completely defined yet.

As to the fuel, yes, this fuel is volatile and once it is loaded into the missile, best estimated are that it almost must be launched with 2-4 weeks...the earlier the better from a fueling and functioning standpoint.

That's as I understand it.