The North Korean SCUDs, much like the KN-2, have been reverse engineered from similar Russian and Soviet era short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM). N. Korea has renamed their own versions of the SCUD -B and C the Hwasong-5 and Hwasong-6. According to U.S. Department of Defense intelligence agencies these rocket system are in constant change and are continuously being worked to improve accuracy, payload, and nuclear capabilities.
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The North Korean SCUDs, much like the KN-2, have been reverse engineered from similar Russian and Soviet era short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM). N. Korea has renamed their own versions of the SCUD -B and C the Hwasong-5 and Hwasong-6. According to U.S. Department of Defense intelligence agencies these rocket system are in constant change and are continuously being worked to improve accuracy, payload, and nuclear capabilities.
(Hopefully I’m not the only one who smiles a bit when I hear/read this)
Once again not much is known about N. Korea’s IRBM and thought to have been reverse engineered from a SS-N-6 Serb and Soviet R-27 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Watch at :50 at the video below to get an idea how the missile appears in one of many of North Korea’s propaganda parades. Estimated rages can be observed in the graphic at the end of the page.
The TD-2 seems the most capable of reaching the U.S. mainland and as of December 2012 one such missile launched into orbit above the earths atmosphere. The missiles reëntry capabilities remain the consistent roadblock for the N. Korea government. Without the reëntry systems this missile cannot have the capabilities of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
Although North Korea posses all and are working on variants of the listed missile systems, the chances that they actually launch a full-out attack against ROK, Japan, or the United States seems unlikely. North Korea is irrational and sporadic with their diplomacy, but I don’t see them wanting to engage in a full-blown ass whooping by any Western power.
Stay tuned for more discussions on North Korean AirForce, Infantry, Artillery capabilities, and what a full on attack on North Korea could entail.
(Featured Image Courtesy: MASHUP.COM)
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