But no one, particularly in the region, where North Korean missiles pose the gravest threat, accepts this claim at face value. It is clear that the rocket to be launched is effectively a long-range ballistic missile, which might be able to reach Guam, the site of an important US military base.
此外，毫不奇怪，朝鲜领导人还说，这次发射的是“和平”卫星。但没人会把这句话当真——特别是在将朝鲜导弹视为最大威胁的东北亚地区。显然，即将发射的火箭实际上是远程弹道导弹，其射程可能可达美军重要驻地关岛。