Press Briefing: North Korea’s First ICBM Test

An initial technical assessment and next steps for the US and international community

John Schilling
Aerospace Engineer, 38 North Analyst
Moderator:

Joel S. Wit
Senior Fellow at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Co-founder of 38 North
Facilitator:

Campbell HJ Moon (facilitator)
Communications Specialist for 38 North (USKI)

On July 4, North Korea conducted an ostensibly successful demonstration of a missile with intercontinental range. Following opening remarks by John Schilling on what the test says about North Korea’s advancing ballistic missile capabilities and Joel Wit on responses and next steps for the international community, there is a Q&A session with journalists.