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Ballistic Missiles of North Korea

This is a child group of Ballistic Missiles, collecting the Missiles And Guided Munitions subcategory's ballistic missiles developed by North Korea: the extensive Hwasong family spanning the short-range Hwasong-10 and Hwasong-11 variants, including the Hwasong-11A also carried under the United States military's own KN-23 reporting designation, through the intercontinental-range Hwasong-15, Hwasong-17, Hwasong-18 and Hwasong-20 systems disclosed in the past decade. With 11 attested members this traces North Korea's own rapid ballistic missile development from short-range tactical systems to intercontinental-range designs within a single generation.

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1. Wikipedia: Hwasong-5
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  • Hwasong-5, History section
    There were up to six test launches from April to September 1984 with three successes. The missile entered production in 1985.
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    North Korean short-range ballistic missile (SRBM)
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Hwasong-12 (Wikipedia)
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mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by North Korea
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Hwasong-6 (Wikipedia)
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is a North Korean tactical ballistic missile
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Hwasong-8 (Wikipedia)
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designation of North Korean ballistic missile
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KN-02 Toksa (Wikipedia)
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North Korean short-range ballistic missile (SRBM)
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Pukguksong-3 (Wikipedia)
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The Pukguksong-3 (Korean: 《북극성-3》형; lit. 'Polaris Type 3') is a North Korean two-stage, submarine-launched ballistic missile, likely based on the same motor that powers the Pukguksong-2.
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Hwasong-19 (Wikipedia)
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The Hwasong-19 (Korean: 《화성포-19》형; lit. 'Mars Artillery Type 19') is a North Korean solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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Hwasong-13 (Wikipedia)
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The Hwasong-13 (Korean: 《화성-13》형; lit. 'Mars Type 13') was an experimental North Korean road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) project.
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Hwasong-16B (Wikipedia)
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The Hwasong-16B (Korean: 《화성포-16나》형; lit. 'Mars Artillery Type 16B') is a North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).
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Pukguksong-1 (Wikipedia)
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The Pukguksong-1 (Korean: 북극성-1; lit. 'Polaris 1'), also known as KN-11 in intelligence communities outside North Korea, is a North Korean two-stage solid-fueled submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that had a complete, successful test on 24 August 2016.
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