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Third Successful Launch of North Korea’s Hwasong-18 Solid ICBM Probably Marks Operational Deployment

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게재일자 2023년 12월 21일
기관 38 North
저자 VANN H. VAN DIEPEN
키워드 #MILITARY AFFAIRS   #BALLISTIC MISSILE   #ICBM   #화성   #고체연료
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주요내용 North Korea launched a Hwasong (HS)-18 solid-propellant, road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on December 18. This was the third launch of the system and the third success, thus continuing Pyongyang’s remarkable track record of successful solid-propellant missile launches. The North’s characterization of the event as the “launching drill of an ICBM unit” indicates that Pyongyang now regards the HS-18 ICBM system as operationally deployed. Deployment after so few launches is unusual for other missile-faring nations, but is quite typical for North Korea.