North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States

Abstract

This report updates recent information concerning, specifically, North Korea's long-range ballistic missile program. On July 4-5, 2006, North Korea test-launched seven ballistic missiles, including a new Taepo Dong 2 that failed soon after launch. Apparently successful shorter-range missile tests included some combination of SCUDs and No Dongs. More recently, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test and said it would deploy nuclear weapons on their ballistic missiles, although there is no evidence they are doing so. This report will be updated as events warrant. Additional information is provided by CRS Report RL30427, Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Foreign Countries and CRS Report RL30699, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends, both by Andrew Feickert, and CRS Report RL33590, North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program, by Larry A. Niksch.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 2006
Accession Number
ADA476582

Entities

People

  • Steven A. Hildreth

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Facilities
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Rockets
  • Sea Based
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies