HGV Unproven at IRBM Ranges: Analysis of the April 2 Hwasong-16Na Hypersonic Missile Test
On April 2, 2024, North Korea flight tested the Hwasong-16Na (referred to in English as the Hwasong-16B), a two-stage solid-propellant…
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Second Flight of North Korea’s Solid IRBM Also Second Flight of HGV
On April 2, North Korea conducted the second flight test of a solid-propellant intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), which it designated…
What If North Korea Conducts a Seventh Nuclear Test? Likely US-ROK Alliance Responses
North Korea’s recent launches of its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) marked the end of a four-year self-imposed moratorium on…
Six Takeaways From North Korea’s “Hypersonic Missile” Announcement
On September 29, North Korea announced the previous day’s launch of “a hypersonic missile Hwasong-8.”[1] It also released a photograph…