Latest ICBM “can reach all of U.S.”

North Korea says it has successfully tested its newly developed Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), claiming it could reach the whole of the continental United States

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         Tokyo  Guam  Hawaii  Chicago Washington DC


NORTH KOREA’S ICBM LAUNCHES

Jul 4: First ICBM test, of Hwasong-14, reaches height of 2,802km and flies 933km in 39 minutes. Missile could have travelled up to 6,700km on standard trajectory, reaching all of Alaska

Jul 28: Second Hwasong-14 test reaches altitude of 3,724km and travels 998km in 47 minutes. Potential range of 10,000km, adjusted to factor in rotation of Earth, puts U.S. West Coast within range

Nov 29 First test of Hwasong-15 reaches altitude of 4,475km, flying 950km in 53 minutes.
Potential range of more than 13,000km enables it to reach any part of U.S. mainland

Hwasong-14

Jul 4  Hwasong-14
Range: 6,700km

Jul 28
Hwasong-14
Range: 10,000km

Nov 29: Hwasong-15
Range: 13,000km

Atlantic Ocean
U.S.
Alaska
U.S.
Tokyo
Guam
U.S.
Hawaii
RUSSIA
Washington DC
NORTH KOREA
CHINA
Indian Ocean
CANADA
Chicago
Pacific  Ocean 
U.S. 
JAPAN

Sources: Union of Concerned Scientists, 38north, Center for Nonproliferation Studies © GRAPHIC NEWS