Director, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Expressed opinions are mine, re-tweets are not endorsements
Oct 10, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
My very initial thoughts on the huge liquid fuel Missile displayed by North Korea. My estimates are likely within a plus/minus 10%, and loaded with some basic engineering assumptions. Much remains to be learned.... 1/n
The TEL has 11 axels, two more than Hwasong-15 TEL which is about 22m. These large vehicles are designed to be modular, so two additional axels, roughly 1.8 -2.0 m in length, were likely inserted, giving a new length of 25-26 m. The missile is about the same, 25-26 m long. 2/n
