What did we learn from North Korea's latest KN-11 test?



Analysis What did we learn from North Korea’s latest KN-11 test? North Korean state-media footage shows new two stage system Dave Schmerler September 5, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun On August 24th, at around 5:30 AM, North Korea conducted its most recent test of the Pukgukseong-1 (북극성1) SLBM, more commonly known as the KN-11, near the Sinpo South Naval Shipyard, where the North’s SLBM program is based. The SLBM flew approximately 500 km east, where it landed in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). After news of the test, a series of images followed by a video were released. This is what we saw. Image Credit: Rodong Sinmun \| Edited by Dave Schmerler We finally got to see the KN-11 before firing and it revealed that Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Shigeru Ishiba’s ambitions for nuke sharing to deter North Korea face long odds 02Why Seoul needs to do more to spotlight North Korea’s defiance of cyber norms 03What to make of North Korea and Vietnam’s push to bolster military ties 04Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations 05Why South Korea going nuclear could spell good news for North Korea 06With 20×10 policy, Kim Jong Un seizes control of local development from regions 07Name game: Decoding the dizzying diversity of monikers for North Korean hackers 08Kim Jong Un reviewed plan to attack South Korean missile command HQ, photos show 09Why Kim Jong Un’s uranium enrichment inspection may have little to do with US 10North Korea appears to confirm existence of second uranium enrichment plant

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What did we learn from North Korea’s latest KN-11 test?

North Korean state-media footage shows new two stage system

Dave Schmerler September 5, 2016

What did we learn from North Korea’s latest KN-11 test?

Rodong Sinmun

On August 24th, at around 5:30 AM, North Korea conducted its most recent test of the Pukgukseong-1 (북극성1) SLBM, more commonly known as the KN-11, near the Sinpo South Naval Shipyard, where the North’s SLBM program is based.

The SLBM flew approximately 500 km east, where it landed in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). After news of the test, a series of images followed by a video were released. This is what we saw.

Image Credit: Rodong Sinmun | Edited by Dave Schmerler

We finally got to see the KN-11 before firing and it revealed that

01Shigeru Ishiba’s ambitions for nuke sharing to deter North Korea face long odds
02Why Seoul needs to do more to spotlight North Korea’s defiance of cyber norms
03What to make of North Korea and Vietnam’s push to bolster military ties
04Fraying ties: Quantifying the apparent deterioration in DPRK-China relations
05Why South Korea going nuclear could spell good news for North Korea
06With 20×10 policy, Kim Jong Un seizes control of local development from regions
07Name game: Decoding the dizzying diversity of monikers for North Korean hackers
08Kim Jong Un reviewed plan to attack South Korean missile command HQ, photos show
09Why Kim Jong Un’s uranium enrichment inspection may have little to do with US
10North Korea appears to confirm existence of second uranium enrichment plant

What did we learn from North Korea’s latest KN-11 test?

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