2014 North Korean missile tests
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The 2014 North Korean missile tests were a series of North Korean missile tests in 2014.
Hwasong-7 overview
The Hwasong-7 (sometimes referred as Nodong-1 or Nodong in South Korea) is a single
It is believed North Korea obtained Scud-B designs from Egypt and possibly Scud-C designs from China, and
The precise capabilities and specifications of the missile are unknown; even the fact of its production and deployment are controversial.[2] Rodong-1 technology has been exported. Variants are believed to be the basis for Iran's Shahab-3 and Pakistan's Ghauri missiles.[3]
June 2014 test
On June 30, 2014, North Korea tested "launches of tactical ballistic rockets aimed at U.S. and South Korean forces, the second such launch drill reported in state media in three days." South Korea protested because the missiles were launched "without designating a no-sail zone." Kim Min-seok, the South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman, said, "it was difficult to conclude the purpose of Sunday's launches" and Michael B Kelley, another commentator, said "The staged scene, purely for domestic consumption, fits the impoverished country's glorification of war and deification of its Supreme Leaders."[4]
July 2014 tests
On July 2, 2014, South Korea reports that North Korea fired two short range missiles into the Pacific Ocean from the coastal city of
References
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- ISBN 978-0-8330-7621-2. TR-1268-TSF. Archivedfrom the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "North Korea test-fires 'ballistic' missiles". BBC. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ Kelley, Michael B (30 June 2014). "Here's A Photo Of Kim Jong-Un 'Guiding' An Early Morning Missile Launch". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 July 2014.