25.04.2012 - 06:15 [ Arms Control Wonk ]

North Korea’s New ICBM: A Dog And Pony Show

(18.04.) by Markus Schiller
Robert H. Schmucker

On April 15, 2012, North Korea presented six road-mobile Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) at a parade in Pyongyang. At first glance, the missile seems capable of covering a range of perhaps 10,000 km. However, a closer look reveals that all of the presented missiles are mock-ups. Therefore, the situation has not changed: There is still no evidence that North Korea actually has a functional ICBM.