by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
North Korea said it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday.
Even though experts believe the country has not developed a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, the announcement still caused alarm around the globe. North Korea’s Taepodong-2 missile has an estimated range of 6,000 kilometres placing Alaska at risk, along with India and parts of Russia.
This chart shows the maximum estimated/calculated North Korean missile ranges.
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