#NorthKorea parade “strategic” cheat sheet:
— New, super-large liquid-propellant, 2 (?) stage ICBM (probable Hwasong-16/probable KN27)
— Pukguksong-4A: new SLBM; first North Korean missile with an indigenous suffixed designator
— WS51200-derived Hwasong-15 TELs remain at four (?)
— New, super-large liquid-propellant, 2 (?) stage ICBM (probable Hwasong-16/probable KN27)
— Pukguksong-4A: new SLBM; first North Korean missile with an indigenous suffixed designator
— WS51200-derived Hwasong-15 TELs remain at four (?)
Will do a closer TEL accounting, but I counted 4xWS51200 Hwasong-15 TELs; 4x“Hwasong-16” TELs; unclear on Pukguksong-2 & KN25 counts for now—need to revisit video.
What we *didn’t* see:
— Solid-propellant ICBM
— Mobile-erector-launchers for strategic missiles
— Huge quantitative growth in ICBM/IRBM-class TELs
— *Evidence* of a multiple warhead capability*
* the new missile is, though, large enough to accommodate MRVs.
— Solid-propellant ICBM
— Mobile-erector-launchers for strategic missiles
— Huge quantitative growth in ICBM/IRBM-class TELs
— *Evidence* of a multiple warhead capability*
* the new missile is, though, large enough to accommodate MRVs.
FWIW, it’s not obvious to me if the new “Hwasong-16” ICBM TEL is WS51200-derived. Some signs it may be, but it’s not at all clear. Very curious.
Update: it's just Pukguksong-4 (no suffix).
https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/1314909708860485633?s=19
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