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…
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Analysis of North Korea’s military policy and capabilities.
It’s the Launcher, Not the Missile: Initial Evaluation of North Korea’s Rail-Mobile Missile Launches
North Korea’s September 15 launches of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from a railcar are significant for its first-time use of…
Initial Analysis of North Korea’s “New Type Long-Range Cruise Missile”
On September 13, North Korea released a statement reporting successful flight tests on September 11 and 12 of “new type…
Missile Deployments on the Korean Peninsula: An Accelerating Arms Race
South Korea’s significant improvements in its conventional force capabilities are an important driver of North Korean efforts to accelerate its…