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North Korean ballistic missile program
![China Carefully Monitors for Radiation Following North Korean Nuclear Test China Carefully Monitors for Radiation Following North Korean Nuclear Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2b1abff6-d876-4d2e-bed8-3bac379cd2ff.jpg)
China Carefully Monitors for Radiation Following North Korean Nuclear Test
By Charlotte Gao
A Chinese university said the power of the latest North Korean nuclear test is 3 to 7.8 times stronger than that of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
![What Twitter Taught Me About (Nuclear) War With North Korea What Twitter Taught Me About (Nuclear) War With North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx3ehno.jpg)
What Twitter Taught Me About (Nuclear) War With North Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Are social scientists trivializing nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula?
![North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test: Strong Tremor Felt in China North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test: Strong Tremor Felt in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx3ehno.jpg)
North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test: Strong Tremor Felt in China
By Charlotte Gao
China Earthquake Administration detected an explosion equal to a 6.3-magnitude earthquake.
![North Korea Carries Out Sixth Nuclear Test of Claimed Two-Stage Thermonuclear Bomb North Korea Carries Out Sixth Nuclear Test of Claimed Two-Stage Thermonuclear Bomb](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx3ehno.jpg)
North Korea Carries Out Sixth Nuclear Test of Claimed Two-Stage Thermonuclear Bomb
By Ankit Panda
North Korea claims to have tested a two-stage thermonuclear device ready for use in an ICBM.
![What Kind of Missiles Did North Korea Launch on August 26? What Kind of Missiles Did North Korea Launch on August 26?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-scud-test-3717-675x368.jpg)
What Kind of Missiles Did North Korea Launch on August 26?
By Ankit Panda
The United States, South Korea, and Japan didn't seem to agree on what North Korea launched.
![Will the US Learn to Accept the Reality of North Korea's Nuclear-Tipped Missiles? Will the US Learn to Accept the Reality of North Korea's Nuclear-Tipped Missiles?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-kim-jong-un.jpg)
Will the US Learn to Accept the Reality of North Korea's Nuclear-Tipped Missiles?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Is the United States going to be able to accept the reality about North Korea's nuclear-tipped missiles?
![North Korea's New High-Performance Missile Engines Likely Weren't Made in Russia or Ukraine North Korea's New High-Performance Missile Engines Likely Weren't Made in Russia or Ukraine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-dd62-aduqaec6u9.jpg)
North Korea's New High-Performance Missile Engines Likely Weren't Made in Russia or Ukraine
By Ankit Panda
However, U.S. intelligence has a good idea of the kind of engine North Korea is using in its new long-range missiles.
![North Korea Rebukes Russia’s Denial of Its ICBM Launch North Korea Rebukes Russia’s Denial of Its ICBM Launch](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-24_15-37-06.jpg)
North Korea Rebukes Russia’s Denial of Its ICBM Launch
By Charlotte Gao
Russia called North Korea's missile fired on July 4 an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) rather than an ICBM
![What the US Knew About North Korea's Second ICBM Launch Before It Happened What the US Knew About North Korea's Second ICBM Launch Before It Happened](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx3dd22.jpg)
What the US Knew About North Korea's Second ICBM Launch Before It Happened
By Ankit Panda
U.S. military intelligence observed North Korea's preparation for a second ICBM test from Mupyong-ni.
![North Korea Just Tested a Missile That Could Likely Reach Washington DC With a Nuclear Weapon North Korea Just Tested a Missile That Could Likely Reach Washington DC With a Nuclear Weapon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx2vyav.jpg)
North Korea Just Tested a Missile That Could Likely Reach Washington DC With a Nuclear Weapon
By Ankit Panda
Even with early data, North Korea's July 28 missile launch answers questions about the capability of its ICBMS.
![Why Is Russia Denying That North Korea Launched an ICBM? Why Is Russia Denying That North Korea Launched an ICBM?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-1.jpg)
Why Is Russia Denying That North Korea Launched an ICBM?
By Ankit Panda
North Korea definitely tested an ICBM on July 4, 2017, so why is Russia denying it did?
![North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-1.jpg)
North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What does North Korea's Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile mean for the United States and the world?