The Korea Herald:
WASHINGTON — North Korea’s new long-range missile could be deployable by next year after several more tests, a US expert said Thursday.
Michael Elleman, senior fellow for missile defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, made the projection in a post on the North Korea analysis website 38 North, based on newly released photos of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile.
“The Hwasong-15 is considerably larger than the Hwasong-14, and initial calculations indicate the new missile could deliver a moderately sized nuclear weapon to any city on the US mainland,” he wrote. The Hwasong-15 was flight tested Tuesday, while the Hwasong-14 was test launched July 4.
