Hwasong-6

The Hwasong-6 is the North Korean-produced variant of the Russian Scud C and is a short-range ballistic missile. North Korea began development around 1984, started initial production in 1989 and reached its peak production rate in the early 1990s, when analysts estimate between 50 and 100 missiles were built each year. The missile has served with the North Korean rocket force since 1992 and is likely now out of production. It is road-mobile, uses a single-stage liquid-propellant engine and has a range of about 500 kilometers. It is 10.94 meters long and 0.88 meters in diameter, with a launch weight of 6,095 kilograms and a single warhead of 700 to 770 kilograms, lighter than the 985 kilogram warhead of the earlier Hwasong-5. Warhead options include high explosive and, reportedly, chemical, biological and nuclear payloads, and accuracy is estimated at about 1,000 meters circular error probable. Inventory estimates run from 200 to 400 missiles. North Korea is reported to have exported the missile to Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Vietnam and Yemen, and Iran and Syria later built their own Scud C variants.