(244 words)

North Korean missile tests

Satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is moving an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards test facilities at Panghyon or Sohae, suggesting a launch during Saturday’s founding day celebrations

Missile ranges
1. Scud B/C/ER
290-960km

2. KN-11
SLBM – Submarine- launched ballistic missile.
In development
1,200km

3. Musudan 
3,500km
Of 10 launches between Mar-Oct 2016 nine ended in failure 

4. KN-17
5,500km
ICBM

5. KN-14
6,700km
Tested Jul 2017

6. KN-08
Not yet tested
11,500km

11,500km
5,500km
1,200km
3,500km
6,700km
NORTH KOREA
1
2
3
4
5
6
2,000km

Missile sites and tests in 2017
—————
Kusong, Feb 12
Land-based version
of KN-11. Success

Sohae, Mar 5
Four Scud-ERs.
Success

Panghyon, Jul 4
KN-14. Success
Pyongyang

Aug 28: KN-17
flies over Japan.
Success
Seoul

Wonsan Kalma Airport,
Mar 22: Missile explodes
at launch. Failure

May 29: SCUD-C. Success
—————
North Kusong, May 14
KN-17. Success

Mupyong-ni Arms Plant,
Jul 28: KN-14 lands near
Japan. Success

Lake Yonpung, May 21
KN-11. Success

Apr 5, Sinpo Shipyard:
KN-17 crashes. Failure

Apr 16:  KN-17 explodes
during launch. Failure

Pukchang Airfield, Apr 29
KN-17 breaks up in mid-air.
Failure

Kittaeryong Missile Base,
Aug 25: One of three
short-range missiles fails
in flight. Success/failure
—————
NORTH KOREA
SOUTH  KOREA
960km
UNITED
STATES
MEXICO
JAPAN
CANADA
Alaska
50km

Source: James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

© GRAPHIC NEWS