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It is necessary to analyze the exact details, but it is estimated that what North Korea fired today (24th) was a new intercontinental ballistic missile called Hwasong-17.

They are also called monster ICBMs because they are larger than conventional long-range ballistic missiles and can carry multiple warheads.



Next is reporter Kim A-young.



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October 10, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Labor Party.



A missile with an estimated projectile length of 22 to 24 m was loaded onto a mobile launch vehicle with 11 wheel axles.



As the Hwasong-17, the wheel axle has been increased by two compared to the existing ICBM-class missile Hwasong 15, which had nine wheel axles.



Compared to the Minuteman-3 of the United States and the new Dongfeng-41 of China, the projectile length and diameter were larger, so it was called the so-called monster ICBM.



To increase the power to launch missiles, two twin engines of Mt. Baekdu, which use liquid fuel, were bundled and used as a first-stage engine.



With the same warhead weight, it is estimated that it can fly farther than the Hwasong-15, which flies 13,000 km.



It is also characterized by the shape of a multiple warhead missile that can carry two or three conventional warheads or nuclear warheads in the front part of the missile.



Multiple warheads can be fired simultaneously with a single missile to attack different locations, or a mixture of real and fake warheads can be used in a nuclear attack, making it difficult to intercept.



However, it has not been confirmed whether they have even secured the technology of an aircraft system that disperses and sprays warheads.



[Jang Young-geun/Professor at Korea Aviation University: Multiple warheads fall right away when fired at a high angle, so how do you spray (warheads) here and there?

It doesn't have that function.

In order to verify multiple warheads, it must be fired with a normal trajectory.]



Also, since it is a high-angle launch, it is also necessary to verify that the warhead enters the atmosphere and reaches the target point during normal-angle launch and that the re-entry and guidance technology is secured.



(Video editing: Kim Jong-mi)