{"id":48056,"date":"2017-10-18T06:10:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=48056"},"modified":"2017-10-18T06:10:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:10:05","slug":"world-war-3-north-korea-arsenal-revealed-where-can-kim-jong-uns-nuclear-missiles-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/world-war-3-north-korea-arsenal-revealed-where-can-kim-jong-uns-nuclear-missiles-hit.html","title":{"rendered":"WORLD WAR 3: North Korea arsenal REVEALED \u2013 Where can Kim Jong-un\u2019s nuclear missiles hit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WORLD WAR 3: North Korea arsenal REVEALED \u2013 Where can Kim Jong-un\u2019s nuclear missiles hit?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

NORTH Korea\u2019s missile capabilities have brought the world to the brink of war \u2013 but which countries can Kim Jong-un hit with his deadly arsenal?<\/span><\/p>\n

The despotic leader is the latest member of the Kim dynasty to bolster his nation\u2019s military prowess with potentially killer missiles and nuclear warheads.<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 4 North Korea test fired their first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), one of many tests throughout the year that has seen World War 3 concerns reach fever pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the young dictator\u2019s angry rhetoric towards US President Donald Trump has escalated tensions, with the Republican Firebrand threatening to rain \u201cfire and fury\u201d on the Korean peninsula.<\/span><\/p>\n

But where can Kim Jong-Un reach with his missiles?<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally developed by the Soviet Union during the cold war, North Korea has a vast arsenal of Scud missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

They first obtained the missiles from Egypt in 1980, using them as a base to build their own Hwasong-5, Hwasong-6, Hwasong-7 and Hwasong-9 missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The short-range missiles are among the most reliable at Kim Jong-Un\u2019s disposal and are believed to be operationally ready after being tested 50 times by the despot\u2019s regime.<\/span><\/p>\n

They can reach a range of 1,000km, putting all of South Korea and Osaka \u2013 Japan\u2019s second city \u2013 in range.<\/span><\/p>\n

The DPRK is also believed to have access to Scud\u2013C MaRV and Scud\u2013B Marv missiles, which can dodge missile defences including the US THAAD system currently deployed in South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES:<\/span><\/p>\n

Kim Jong-Un\u2019s medium-range missiles have also been reliably tested, with only two out of nine simulations failing under the rule of the despot.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are believed to be capable of reaching a range of roughly 2,000km, putting all of Japan and South Korea in range as well as regions owned by Mongolia and allies China and Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this year South Korean analysts warned that their neighbour had the technology required to fit a nuclear warhead to their medium-range missiles, putting Japan and the South at risk of nuclear annihilation.<\/span><\/p>\n

SUBMARINE MISSILES:<\/span><\/p>\n

The regime has boasted of their abilities to fire missiles from submarines \u2013 however, the results have been less reliable as they continue to tweak and develop the technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only half of the missiles tested under Kim Jong-un have succeeded, and analysts believe they are unlikely to be deployed.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, they are much harder for security experts to anticipate compared to land-based launches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their range is believed to be estimated at 12,000km, with the 2,800 km operating range on Kim\u2019s Sinpo-class submarine leaving the threat largely in the Pacific.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the DPRK has access to more submarines than any of the states that may oppose it. They are able to call on 73 compared to the US\u2019s 71 and Japan\u2019s 18.<\/span><\/p>\n

INTERMEDIATE BALLISTIC MISSILES:<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea\u2019s Hwasong-12 missile tests have caused growing concern as they steadily become more effective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only three launches have been successful under Kim Jong-un’s leadership \u2013 but two of the most recent caused panic on the international stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their 5th and 6th tests flew over Japan causing chaos on the island amid fears the DPRK may be attempting to spark a conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

While they both flew across Hokkaido and into the sea, experts believe the latest test may show the projectile may be operationally ready.<\/span><\/p>\n

The maximum range of Kim\u2019s Intermediate missiles is believed to be 4,500km, putting the US island of Guam at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this year the young tyrant threatened to strike the island in a move that could have triggered World War 3, before stepping down his rhetoric.<\/span><\/p>\n

INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES (ICBM\u2019s):<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea has carried out two successful tests of its Hwasong-14 missiles this year, causing international concern after Kim threatened to wipe the US \u201coff the face of the earth\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first test led experts to believe the Hwasong-14 had a range of 8,500km as it flew into the stratosphere and down into the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n

The launch put the mainland US into range for the first time, along with all of Asia, Australia and the Middle-East.<\/span><\/p>\n

And in Europe, Scotland and North England as we all as Germany and all the nations east of it were at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the most recent test has a higher estimated range of 10,000km.<\/span><\/p>\n

This test put Los Angeles within firing distance, and most of Europe including France, Spain, Italy and the entirety of the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington DC and New York appeared to be out of range, however experts fear the rotation of the earth may increase the missile\u2019s range in an easterly direction putting the two US super-cities at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

While experts believe North Korea may not yet have a suitable reentry vehicle to keep a missile intact or the ability to miniaturise a nuclear warhead so it could be mounted on an ICBM, they are believed to not be far off developing the technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some estimates claim Kim could be ready to rain nuclear hellfire on the west in less than a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the technology is successful, the only places out of range of the missiles would be South America, with Argentina and the Falklands being some of the safest places to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the technology is still operating at a basic level, using relatively light satellite believed to be too small to efficiently carry the heavy payload of a warhead.<\/span><\/p>\n

And they take several days to launch, making it easy for concerned nations to sabotage North Korea\u2019s attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/867797\/World-War-3-North-Korea-Kim-Jong-Un-Nuclear-missile-test-range-UK-USA-Australia-ICBM<\/span><\/p>\n

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