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— this post authored by Martin Armstrong
In the latest of a series of missile tests by North Korea, leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his “great satisfaction” over a launch towards the Sea of Japan.
Described by state media as a ‘surface-to-surface medium-to-long-range ballistic missile‘, the Pukguksong-2 is reported to have reached an altitude of about 550km (350 miles).
North Korea is hardly shy about it’s nuclear ambitions, with each test leading to widespread condemnation and questions as to the country’s current capability. As our infographic shows, the Council for Foreign Relations estimates the longest range missile, Taepodong-2, to have a reach of at least 6,000km meaning a strike on US soil would technically be possible.
Econintersect note: North Korea has claimed it has built a hydrogen bomb but we are unaware that there has been any independent verification of that. For all we know, the tests claimed by North Korea to be H-bombs may have been the less powerful but still devastating A-bombs.
This chart shows the estimated ranges of North Korean missiles.
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