North Korea claims test-launch of new SLBM
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North Korea says it has successfully tested a new submarine- launched ballistic missile (SLBM), its first such test-launch in two years, to bolster its military’s undersea capabilities
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Oct 19, Sinpo: SLBM launched off coast, travels up to 600km
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Pyongyang
NORTH CHINA KOREA
Seoul
SOUTH KOREA
Sea of Japan (East Sea)
300km 200 miles
JAPAN
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“Mini-SLBM”
Bears striking resemblance to Pyongyang’s nuclear- capable KN-23 Iskander – short-range weapon first tested in 2019

KN-23 length: 7.5m Maximum range: 690km Payload: 500kg

North claims SLBM has advanced capabilities such as “glide skip” – feature could make missile harder to intercept and track
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Missile silo: Satellite images suggest submarine has one or two launch tubes mounted in sail

Two or four torpedo tubes

Mini-SLBM launched from same submarine that test-fired older missile in 2016, North says

Sinpo-class submarine
Diesel-electric propulsion

Length: 68m 
Speed: 10 knots (dived estimate) 
Crew: 30-50 

South Korean officials say it is unclear if SLBM was fired by submarine –
North launched missile from submersible barge for 2019 test
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Sources: Associated Press, CSIS, H I Sutton, Reuters, Yonhap News Agency © GRAPHIC NEWS