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North Korea’s Hwasong-12 and Hwasong-14 Missiles

An inaugural collaboration with the ArmsControlWonk podcast digging into North Korea’s new IRBM, ICBM, and much more.

By Ankit Panda, Jeffrey Lewis, and Scott LaFoy
July 18, 2017
North Korea’s Hwasong-12 and Hwasong-14 Missiles
Credit: Rodong Sinmun screen capture

In an inaugural collaborative podcast, The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) joins Jeffrey Lewis and Scott LaFoy of ArmsControlWonk for a special collaborative episode of the ArmsControlWonk and Asia Geopolitics podcasts. The episode delves deep into the technicalities of North Korea’s newest long-range ballistic missiles, including the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile and the Hwasong-14 intercontinental-range ballistic missile.

Designations we discuss:

KN-12: 122mm MRLS

KN-15: Pukguksong-2

KN-16: 240mm MRLS

KN-17: Hwasong-12 IRBM

KN-18: MaRV/Terminally Guided Scud

KN-19: KM-3 Coastal Defense Cruise Missile (Ground Based)

KN-20: Hwasong-14 ICBM

Links of Note:

Joshua Pollack’s two articles on aging Russian Early Warning systems and the launch events they have missed.

South Korean lawmaker says South Korean intelligence doubts that the Hwasong-14 reentry vehicle was successful.

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