North Korea’s Ballistic Missiles
July 20, 2017
Hwasong-14 (KN-14/ KN-08 Mod 2) ICBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile transporter-erector launcher
Rocket: Two-stage liquid propellant
Successful Flight Test: July 2017
Range: 5,500+ km
Hwasong-12 IRBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile launcher
Rocket: Single-stage, liquid propellant
Successful Flight Test: April 2017
Range: 3,000+ km
Bukkeukseong-2 (KN-15) MRBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile, tracked transporter-erector launcher
Rocket: Cold-launch, two-stage, solid propellant
Successful Flight Test: February 2017
Range: 1,000+ km
Hwasong-10 (Musudan) IRBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile launcher
Rocket: Single-stage, liquid propellant
Successful Flight Test: June 2016
Range: 3,000+ km
Bukkeukseong-1 (KN-11) SLBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Sinpo-class submarine
Rocket: Single-stage, solid propellant
Successful Flight Test: May 2015
Range: 1,000+ km
Hwasong-14 (KN-14/ KN-08 Mod 2) ICBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile transporter-erector launcher
Rocket: Two-stage liquid propellant
Successful Flight Test: July 2017
Range: 5,500+ km
Hwasong-12 IRBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile launcher
Rocket: Single-stage, liquid propellant
Successful Flight Test: April 2017
Range: 3,000+ km
Bukkeukseong-2 (KN-15) MRBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile, tracked transporter-erector launcher
Rocket: Cold-launch, two-stage, solid propellant
Successful Flight Test: February 2017
Range: 1,000+ km
Hwasong-10 (Musudan) IRBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Road-mobile launcher
Rocket: Single-stage, liquid propellant
Successful Flight Test: June 2016
Range: 3,000+ km
Bukkeukseong-1 (KN-11) SLBM
Credit: Korean Central News Agency
Launcher: Sinpo-class submarine
Rocket: Single-stage, solid propellant
Successful Flight Test: May 2015
Range: 1,000+ km
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On July 4, Independence Day in the U.S., North Korea tested a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile—the Hwasong-14—believed to be Pyongyang’s first military-grade ICBM.
The reclusive nation already possessed long-range rocket technology for space launch, but this test in particular showed that North Korea might be able to hit Alaska with a missile.
The test is one of a series of ballistic missile trials undertaken by Pyongyang in the last year. Here is a look at the Hwasong-14 and other missiles in North Korea’s growing arsenal.
Read more:
North Korean ICBM Test Adds Urgency To U.S. Missile Defense Trials
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The First Successful U.S. ICBM Intercept Test, Step By Step