2014 North Korean missile tests

The 2014 North Korean missile tests were a series of North Korean missile tests in 2014. Hwasong-7 overview Hwasong-7 The Hwasong-7 (sometimes referred as Nodong-1 or Nodong in South Korea) is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. Developed in the mid-1980s, it is an adaptation of the Soviet SS-1, more commonly known by its NATO reporting name "Scud". It is believed North Korea obtained Scud-B designs from Egypt and possibly Scud-C designs from China, and reverse-engineered them into a larger, longer-distance weapon dubbed the Rodong. United States reconnaissance satellites first detected this type in May 1990 at the Musudan-ri test launch facility.Bluth Christoph Crisis on the Korean Peninsula July 31, 2011 Potomac Books Inc. 9781597975773 (pages not numbered) https://books.google.com/books?id=QsB7WfdvNaQC&q=rodong+satellites+1990&pg=PT59 17 March 2017 The precise capabilities and specifications of the missile are unknown; even the fact of its production and deployment are controversial.https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1268.html Characterizing the North Korean Nuclear Missile Threat Markus Schiller RAND Corporation TR-1268-TSF 978-0-8330-7621-2 2012 January 19, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121205010548/http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1268.html December 5, 2012 Rodong-1 technology has been exported. Variants are believed to be the basis for Iran's Shahab-3 and Pakistan's Ghauri missiles.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26743197 North Korea test-fires 'ballistic' missiles BBC 26 March 2014 26 March 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140326032644/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26743197 26 March 2014 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."http://www.businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-watching-missile-launch-2014-6?nr_email_referer=1 Here's A Photo Of Kim Jong-Un 'Guiding' An Early Morning Missile Launch Business Insider 30 June 2014 1 July 2014 Kelley, Michael B 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 Wonsan. On July 9, South Korea claims that North Korea has fired two short range missiles into the ocean to the east of the Korean Peninsula. On July 13, Japan's Defence Ministry claims that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. On July 14, South Korea claims that North Korea has fired dozens of artillery shells into the sea near the disputed border. References Category:2014 in North Korea Category:Guided missiles of North Korea Category:Intercontinental ballistic missiles of North Korea Category:Nuclear program of North Korea