A serious discussion about the DPRK's Missile and Nuclear Ambitions - Mk.II

According to this report, the DPRK appears to have accessed ex-Soviet rocket engine technology. Either they have a limited number of engines or they are attempting to produce their own version of it. From the evidence, they are not being terribly successful...

Kadija_Man said:

According to this report, the DPRK appears to have accessed ex-Soviet rocket engine technology. Either they have a limited number of engines or they are attempting to produce their own version of it. From the evidence, they are not being terribly successful...

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You should familiarize yourself with the early days of rocket development in the US. It wasn't pretty. But with enough persistence (and NK has tons of it) they'll get there. I predict we'll see an ICBM range NK test by this time next year.

sferrin said:

Kadija_Man said:

According to this report, the DPRK appears to have accessed ex-Soviet rocket engine technology. Either they have a limited number of engines or they are attempting to produce their own version of it. From the evidence, they are not being terribly successful...

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You should familiarize yourself with the early days of rocket development in the US. It wasn't pretty. But with enough persistence (and NK has tons of it) they'll get there. I predict we'll see an ICBM range NK test by this time next year.

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That is only a third of their problem and the easiest to attain. They have to make it reliable enough to make worth fielding and it needs a reliable enough RV to enable it to hit it's target. I am still sticking to my prediction of five years before we see sufficient numbers for them to even dare to think of threatening the US, let alone any other nation.