North Korea's Missile Capabilities

[Draigun]

I don't like using CNN as an information source, but I believe this to be credible and worth noting. Usually world sections on any known news outlet are less controlled/filtered.

http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2013 ... index.html

It was posted around a week ago or so. Of course, most of the threats are unconfirmed and untested missiles, but multiple sources claim the graph to be an accurate estimation.

[Hobo]

interesting... does anyone know if the nukes can be shot down easily?

[haasd0gg]

An accurate estimation of range based on their claims.
I have a haasd0g-XP2000 rocket in my yard. Its capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It has a range of 10,000 miles.

[Hobo]

An accurate estimation of range based on their claims.
I have a haasd0g-XP2000 rocket in my yard. Its capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It has a range of 10,000 miles.

better watch out, you're now on the NSA watch list.

[haasd0gg]

An accurate estimation of range based on their claims.
I have a haasd0g-XP2000 rocket in my yard. Its capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It has a range of 10,000 miles.

better watch out, you're now on the NSA watch list.

They started that list when they heard about me.

[masterjedi]

interesting... does anyone know if the nukes can be shot down easily?

yes and no depends on the missile type, speed and location.

[FaiL.?]

I don't think that you'd want to shoot one down in mid-air, won't all that radioactive material just go everywhere?

[[JOG]WorldFear]

No, the nuclear split doesn't happen until the missile reaches a certain altitude after a certain time. The split is what releses the radioactive material, so it is perfectly safe to shoot one down in flight. I asked the same question.

[[JOG]WorldFear]

interesting... does anyone know if the nukes can be shot down easily?

yes and no depends on the missile type, speed and location.

One of the US generals said that they have enough inside information about the missile that they can definitavley know that we can shoot it down

[WD-40]

I don't think that you'd want to shoot one down in mid-air, won't all that radioactive material just go everywhere?

There's always a risk of radioactive material being released due to rupture of the warheads. U.S/Russian and Chinese missiles carry multiple warheads designed to be released from the nose way up in the atmospere, and to do guided free-falls at pre-determined city/tactical targets on the ground. Destroying one of these Countries missiles is prudent to do early in the launch sequence (and politically impossible to set up), as once they're at altitude... the speed, accuracy and range required to shoot one down is extremely difficult. Besides, if they launch one, they're gonna launch the rest at the same time. But since we, and they have them, that's the nuclear deterrent scenario. The world would end. On these types of missiles, once the multiple warheads are released, however, it's game over for the targets. Not sure if the warheads arm for full nuclear fusion en route or during the re-entry phase of the warheads though. Certainly not fully armed to detonate during launch in case of malfunction.

However, In Korea's case, it's likely they only have one warhead per missile (and maybe only one missile), and may be easy to shoot down via U.S. surface warships off the coast.