North Korea tests ballistic missiles
North Korea has successfully tested five high-precision ballistic missiles armed with cluster bombs and fragmentation mines amid reports that the U.S. is restricting intelligence sharing with South Korea
KIM JONG-UN’S MISSILE PROGRAMME
Ballistic missiles tested by North Korean leader
Hwasong-11D short-range ballistic missile
Solid propellant, truck-launched
Range: Estimated 300-400km
Warhead: 500-700kg
Guidance: GPS and inertial navigation systems
Short range (SRBM)
Medium range (MRBM)
Intermediate range (IRBM)
Intercontinental range (ICBM)
Other
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
1
6
19
13
14
24
Testing suspended due to talks
24
9
8
73
33
47
21
20*
Total tests
300+
13
13
14
35
*As of April 19237
North Korea had sent 150+ ballistic missiles – mainly Hwasong-11 variants – to Russia by 2025, improving accuracy with data from Ukraine
Sources: Bloomberg, Army Recognition
Picture: Getty Images
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