Hwasong-15 missile of north korea and its impacts on world politics
Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile of the North Korean Armed Forces
-
The Hwasong-15 is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by North Korea. It had its maiden flight on 28 November 2017, around 3 a.m. local time. It is the first ballistic missile developed by North Korea that is theoretically capable of reaching all of the United States mainland. According to international weapons analysts, the Hwasong-15 first stage has a gimbaled two-chambered main engine system, as opposed to the Hwasong-12 and Hwasong-14 which have one fixed main chamber and four gimbaled steering vernier thruster chambers. According to missile specialist Norbert Brügge, the missile uses the, the first stage of the two stage missile uses an RD-250 clone liquid propulsion system developed by Pyongyang, comprising two combustors fed by common turbopump to increase takeoff thrust. The new propulsion is estimated to have 170 percent increase on thrust, compared to the Hwasong-14.
-
Mass : 72,000 kilograms (159,000 lb)
-
Produced : 2017 - present
-
No. built : 54
-
Warhead : nuclear weapon, possibly MRV
-
Warhead weight : 1,000 kg
-
Operational
range : Estimated 13,000 kilometres (7,000 nmi)
Comments