North Korean nuclear capabilities, 2018
North Korean ballistic missiles with potential nuclear capability, 2018.
Type/Namea US/Other Designations Year Deployed Range (km)b Stages (Fuel) Payload × Capacity (kg) Launchersc
Land-based ballistic missilesd:
ICBMs (5,500+ km range)
(Bukkeukseong-3) ? Dev. ? ? (solid) 1 × ? TEL (C)e
Hwasong-15 KN-22\ Dev. 13,000 2 × liquid 1 × 1,000? TEL
Hwasong-14 KN-20 Dev. 10,400 2 (liquid) 1 × ? TEL
Hwasong-? KN-14 Dev. (9,000) 3 (liquid) 1 × ? TEL
Hwasong-13 KN-08f Dev. 5,500+ 3 (liquid) 1 × ? TEL
Taepo Dong-2 Taepo Dong-2g (2012) 12,000+ 3 (liquid) 1 × 800+ Fixed
IRBMs (3,000–5,500 km range)
Hwasong-12 KN-17 Dev. 3,300–4,500 1 (liquid) 1 × 1,000 TEL
Hwasong-10h Musudan, BM-25 (2017) 3,000+ 1 (liquid) 1 × 1,000 <50 TEL
MRBMs (1,000–3,000 km range)
Bukkeukseong-2i KN-15 Dev. 1,000+ 1 (solid) 1 × ? TEL (C)
Hwasong-7 Nodong (1993) 1,200+ 1 (liquid) 1 × 1,000 <100 TEL
Hwasong-9 Scud ER, KN-4 (2016) 1,000 1 (liquid) 1 × 500 TEL
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs)
Bukkeukseong-1l KN-11 Dev. (1,000+) 1 (solid) n.a. (1) SSB
Dev: In development; ICBM: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; km: kilometer; IRBM: Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile; kt: kiloton; n.a.: Not Applicable; MRBM: Medium-Range Ballistic Missile; TEL: Transport Erector Launcher; TEL (C): Transport Erector Launcher with missile canister; SLBM: Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile; SSB: Ballistic Missile Submarine.
The Future of North Korean Nuclear Delivery Systems