NORTH KOREA DEPLOYS THE MOST ADVANCED, THE MOST POWERFUL 2-STAGE
BURNER ROCKET YET AS THEIR NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES TAKE TO THE SEAS AND
IRANIAN SHIPS PROWL THE GULF OF MEXICO.
"It Can Reach Washington,
DC": Latest North Korean ICBM Can Hit Anywhere In The Continental USNov 28, 2017 4:23 PM 307 SHARES There was something different about
today's ballistic missile test: according to a preliminary
analysis from the Pentagon, the rocket was an Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile, which was reported to have flown for 50 minutes,
on a very high trajectory reaching 4,500 km above the earth (more than ten
times higher than the orbit of Nasa’s International Space Station)
before coming down nearly 1,000 km from the launch site off the west coast of
Japan.
This would make it the most powerful of the three ICBM’s North Korea
has tested so far. Furthermore, the mobile night launch appeared aimed at
testing new capabilities and demonstrating that Pyongyang would be able to
strike back to any attempt at a preventative strike against the regime. “The missile was launched from Sain Ni, North Korea, and
traveled about 1,000 km before splashing down in the Sea of Japan, within
Japan’s economic exclusion zone. We are working with our interagency partners
on a more detailed assessment of the launch,” Pentagon spokesman, Col Robert
Manning said. This is concerning for one big reason: according to General Mattis,
the North Korean ICBM "went higher, frankly, than any previous" and
"North Korea can basically threaten everywhere in the world." This
was confirmed by North Korea missile analyst, Shea Cotton, who cited
Allthingsnuclear author David Wright, and who told the BBC that the initial
estimates of the ICBM test mean that North Korea can now reach New York and
Washington DC.
How did North Korea develop such an advanced ICBM? Here, as Michael
Duitsman, research associate at the center for nonproliferation studies
recalls "the DPRK reportedly tested a new engine a few weeks ago,
so #2 makes sense. The second stage burn time on the first two HS-14 tests
was crazy long, so it could benefit from a different engine."
Other experts had similar ominous conclusions: here is Vipin
Narang, polisci professor at MIT, who noted the following quick
implications from the DPRK ICBM night launch: Technical:
1. They want us to know they can hit eastern seaboard
2. Which means they probably got a higher thrust 2nd stage
working
Operational:
1. Night launch helps with readiness, survivability,
penetration. His conclusion: "It's real folks."
A good visual summary of the new
ICBM range is showin below: as noted, its
estimated range covers all of US. 10,000km (yellow) 13,000km. Finally, here is opinion of David Wright, physicist and co-director of the
UCS Global Security Program, whose insight on North Korean launches has
emerged as one of the most informative over the past year. North Korea’s Longest Missile Test
Yet
After more than two months without a missile launch, North Korea did a
middle-of-the-night test (3:17 am local time) today that appears to be its
longest yet.
Reports are saying that the missile
test was highly lofted and landed in the Sea of Japan some 960 km (600 miles)
from the launch site. They are also saying the missile reached a maximum
altitude of 4,500 km. This would mean that it flew
for about 54 minutes, which is consistent with reports from Japan.
If these numbers are correct, then
if flown on a standard trajectory rather than this lofted trajectory, this
missile would have a range of more than 13,000 km (8,100 miles). This is significantly longer than
North Korea’s previous long range tests, which flew on lofted trajectories
for 37 minutes (July 4) and 47 minutes (July 28). Such a missile would have more than enough range to reach
Washington, DC, and in fact any part of the continental United States.
We do not know how heavy a payload
this missile carried, but given the increase in range it seems likely
that it carried a very light mock warhead. If true, that means it would not
be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to this long distance, since such a
warhead would be much heavier. The question now is what Trump
meant when late on Tuesday, in response to a question how the US would
respond to the latest ICBM launch, he said "we will handle it." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ North Korea says new
ICBM puts U.S. mainland within range of nuclear weapons7 MIN READ ·
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - North Korea said it had successfully tested a powerful new
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that splashed into the sea near
Japan and put the entire U.S. mainland within range of its nuclear
weapons. Wednesday’s test,
North Korea’s first since mid-September, came a week after U.S. President
Donald Trump put North Korea back on a U.S. list of countries
it says support terrorism, allowing it to impose more sanctions. North Korea, which
conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test in September, has fired dozens
of ballistic missiles tests under its leader, Kim Jong Un, in
defiance of international sanctions. The latest test was the highest and
longest any North Korean missile had flown. North Korea said the
new missile reached an altitude of around 4,475 km (2,780 miles) - more than
10 times the height of the International Space Station - and flew 950 km (590
miles) during its 53 minute flight. “After watching the
successful launch of the new type ICBM Hwasong-15, Kim Jong Un
declared with pride that now we have finally realized the great historic
cause of completing the state nuclear force, the cause of building a rocket
power,” according to a statement read by a television presenter. North Korea described
itself as a “responsible nuclear power”, saying its strategic weapons were
developed to defend itself from “the U.S. imperialists’ nuclear
blackmail policy and nuclear threat”. Many nuclear experts
say the North has yet to prove it has mastered all technical hurdles,
including the ability deliver a heavy nuclear warhead reliably atop
an ICBM, but it was likely that it soon would. “We don’t have to
like it, but we’re going to have to learn to live with North Korea’s ability
to target the United States with nuclear weapons,” said Jeffrey Lewis, head
of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of
Strategic Studies. “THREATEN EVERYWHERE” U.S., Japanese and
South Korean officials all agreed the missile, which landed within Japan’s
exclusive economic zone, was likely an ICBM. The test did not pose a threat
to the United States, its territories or allies, the Pentagon said. “It went higher
frankly than any previous shot they’ve taken, a research and development
effort on their part to continue building ballistic missiles that can
threaten everywhere in the world, basically,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim
Mattis told reporters at the White House.
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