Nodong-2
Encyclopedia
Rodong-2 is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile
developed by North Korea
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The precise capabilities and specifications of the missile are unknown, but with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, the whole of Japan
is within range of a North Korean launch. It is thought to weigh over 25 tons and have a one-ton warhead.
The Rodong-2 is believed to be based on the Rodong-1
, with its increased range achieved by producing the main booster structure from an aluminium-magnesium alloy rather than the heavier steel used in previous North Korean systems. The range increase could also be brought about by reducing the weight of the payload.
On July 5, 2006, North Korea test-launched at least two medium-range Rodong-2 missile
s and one long-range Taepodong-2
missile.
Ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. The missile is only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight and its course is subsequently governed by the...
developed by North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
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The precise capabilities and specifications of the missile are unknown, but with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, the whole of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
is within range of a North Korean launch. It is thought to weigh over 25 tons and have a one-ton warhead.
The Rodong-2 is believed to be based on the Rodong-1
Nodong-1
The Rodong-1 is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile developed by North Korea...
, with its increased range achieved by producing the main booster structure from an aluminium-magnesium alloy rather than the heavier steel used in previous North Korean systems. The range increase could also be brought about by reducing the weight of the payload.
On July 5, 2006, North Korea test-launched at least two medium-range Rodong-2 missile
Missile
Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self-propelled guided weapon system.-Etymology:The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send"...
s and one long-range Taepodong-2
Taepodong-2
The Taepodong-2 is a designation used to indicate a North Korean two or three-stage ballistic missile design that is the successor to the Taepodong-1.-Details:...
missile.
See also
- ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
- Taepodong-1Taepodong-1Taepodong-1 is a two-stage intermediate-range ballistic missile developed in North Korea, and the weapon is currently in use there. The missile was derived originally from the Scud rocket, and can allegedly serve as both a nuclear delivery system and a space launch vehicle...
- Military of North Korea
- List of Korea-related topics