North Korea missile threat

North Korea has test fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. The latest launch is Pyongyang’s most significant in years


Jan 30, Mupyong-ri
Missile launch area

Trajectory: Missile fired at steep angle, reaching altitude of over 2,000km. Range equivalent
to 4,500km if flown on standard trajectory

NORTH KOREA 
Beijing
CHINA
Seoul
787km
Pyongyang
SOUTH KOREA
RUSSIA
Sea of Japan (East Sea)
JAPAN
Tokyo
PACIFIC OCEAN
500km 310 miles


Length 17.4m, diameter 1.65m

Hwasong-12: Missile uses fuel ampoule system to seal liquid propellant and oxidizer tanks within airframe. This allows missile to be fuelled at factory, ready for immediate use


ALASKA (U.S.)
RUSSIA 
CHINA
Guam

4,500km: Nuclear-capable missile could strike U.S. military base of Guam


Sources: Bloomberg, UPI, Missile Threat
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