N. Korean Rocket

The Norks are planning to launch a Taepodong-2 rocket toward Hawaii on the 4th of July, this being the Norks symbolic version of the legendary Hawaiian good luck sign, normally consisting of an upraised middle finger. The normally expected range of the missile is 4000 miles, but recent tests suggest that 200 may be more like it. OTOH, they have recently made good progress with their nukes getting the output from 5 lb to 15 Kt in one step.

In response, President Obama sent out a diplomatic communique stating:

"Dear sawed-off poofter:

It is our firmly held belief that your jumped-up skyrocket couldn't hit the birth records center in Hilo if your winning the next election to dogcatcher over there depended on it. I have prepared 3 tankers of Alaskan crude, and a case of top-drawer Tennesee whiskey that says you can't.
Come on, show us what you got.

Respectfully yours
B.H.Obama
President of the United States"

If the rumors of the US sending an anti-missile cruiser to the Sea of Japan are true, you might want to pick the smaller numbers in the missile-range pool.