Getty Image There’s very little you can take at face value when it comes to North Korea, a country that’s sentenced Trump to death for petty insults . So, the nation’s claims of a new, highly advanced missile, the Hwasong-15, are difficult to gauge in terms of the severity of threat. Yet while the Hwasong-15 shouldn’t inspire panic, it does spark concern. Here’s what we know: The Hwasong-15 missile has, in theory, a further range and a heavier payload: The Hwasong-15 allegedly doubles the range of North Korea’s last missile, the Hwasong-14, and supposedly can carry a heavier payload. We’re hedging here because we only have North Korea’s word, and second-hand information , for this, and North Korea has every reason to lie about how awesome its missile is. We use rocket science as a measure of difficulty for a reason. It may not be able to fly at the extreme ends of its range, for example, or a heavy payload might limit its range. If the Hwasong-15 is legit, it’s still more of a t