BALISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM "PUKGUKSONG-2" - DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF KOREA - 2020

Description

Pukkuksong-2 (Korean: Polaris 2) also known as KN-15 by intelligence outside of North Korea, is a medium-range or intermediate-range ballistic missile under development by North Korea, which unlike the nation’s earlier designs, uses solid fuel. Described as ’nuclear-capable’, its first test flight was on 12 February 2017. The state-run KCNA news agency said that leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test, which was described as a success. Analysts have described the new missile as ’more stable, more efficient, and harder to detect’ than North Korea’s previous liquid-fuelled designs. In contrast to older, liquid-fueled rockets that take hours to prepare for launch and are easier to detect and counteract by other countries, the Pukkuksong-2 is a solid-fuel rocket that can be launched in minutes. Deployed in northern North Korea near border with China in missile bases where Hwasong-7 is deployed. (Scale : 1/35e)