North Korea’s new missile?

North Korea launched what might be a new model intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, prompting an evacuation warning for millions of residents

Feb 8, 2003: Canister system displayed at military parade - canisters used for launching solid-fuel missiles*


Apr 13, 07:23 local time: Missile launched, flies 1,000km towards Japan's EEZ

J-Alert evacuation order: Retracted 20 minutes after launch


CHINA
NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang
Seoul
SOUTH KOREA
Japan's EEZ (exclusive economic zone)
EAST SEA (SEA OF JAPAN)
HOKKAIDO
JAPAN
HONSHU
Tokyo

200km 125 miles


Kim Jong-un's recent missile tests

2017 20 1 3 24
2018 Tests of missiles halted†
2019 23 1 24
2020 9 9
2021 5 3 8
2022 63 5 5 73
2023 12 10 2 24

Short, medium, intermediate-range ballistic missiles
Other, nuclear-capable cruise
ICBM-class weapons

*If latest missile is solid-fuel, North Korea will have successfully tested four different ICBM types

†Ahead of meeting between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump


Sources: Bloomberg, IISS, Japan Times
Picture: State news agency KCNA 
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