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[ Chart 1-6 ] Types of North Korean Ballistic Missiles in Inventory or Under Development
Taepodong
N
N Hwasong
(Not Confirmed) Hwasong
Hwasong Hwasong-13 -14 -15
-13 Enhanced
Version
N
SCUD
Enhanced Nodong
N SCUD-ER Version Hwasong-12
SCUD-B/C Pukguk Pukguk Musudan
song song-2
New Model
N (Solid)
P
P U
U K
K G
G U
N U K K S
S O
O N
N G
G 2
SRBM(Short Range) MRBM(Medium Range) IRBM(Intermediate Range) ICBM(Intercontinental)
300~1,000km 1,000~3,000km 3,000~5,500km More than 5,500km
[ Chart 1-7 ] Ranges of North Korean Missiles
SCUD-C 500km Russia Alaska
SCUD-ER 1,000km North U.S.
Korea
Japan
Nodong 1,300km
Musudan More than 3,000km
Guam Hawaii
Hwasong-12 5,000km
Hwasong-15 More than 10,000km
North Korea began producing chemical weapons in the 1980s and currently holds a stockpile
of an estimated 2,500 –5,000T of chemical weapons. Sources indicate that North Korea is capable
of cultivating and producing various types of biological agents, such as anthrax, smallpox, and
pests.
34 Chapter 1 Changes and Challenges in the Security Environment