North Korea claimed on 29 November that its new Hwaseong-15 ICBM (seen here being test-fired) is capable of striking anywhere in the United States.
Jane's 360: North Korean ICBM design shows external influence
North Korea’s ballistic missile programme made unprecedented advances during the course of 2017. Markus Schiller and Nick Hansen examine the new Hwaseong-15 and determine that it is evidence of external support to North Korea’s missile development.
Key Points
* Based on the design of the missile and its first stage engine, Jane’s assesses that it is highly likely that North Korea made use of external knowledge, technology, or hardware in the development of the Hwaseong-15 ICBM.
* It is likely that this external support was derived from the Soviet-era ballistic missile programme, although Jane’s cannot determine with any degree of certainty when this transfer took place and from which state.
* The development of the Hwaseong-15 suggests that there are multiple lines of development in North Korea’s ballistic missile programme, raising the possibility that there will be further demonstrations of new liquid-propellant-powered systems in 2018.
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WNU Editor: Russia, China, Ukraine, Iran, another country ... the list of possible suspects behind North Korea's missile program is long.
Lets not pretend.. We all know it's China
ReplyDeleteLets recap, shall we?
1. China weakened sanctions all the time, even last week their ships were seen meeting North Korean ships and smuggling stuff
2. China gave North Korea the mobile missile launchers, making it impossible for the US to get all of the nukes without an invasion - at the same time, China tells the US "invade North Korea, and we will attack you"
3. China even sells North Korea the rocket fuel - not the kind of fuel you get at a gas station. And oh yeah, it's a banned substance. No problem if you are China, you just do what you want
4. North Korea threatens to bomb US mainland, they soon have the ability to do exactly that, and we all know the US missile shield is not working. SF target is what they can reach and there's trillions at stake. Big winner? China
So yeah, wake up. It's China - it's been all along China. Remember when they asked trump to give them 100 days? Nothing happened during that time, except more nuke tests by the North
Meanwhile there's information crackdown everywhere with regards to what China does. Book sellers go to prison. Foreign nationals being abducted and tortured. Xi asks his military to swear loyalty to him and "not fear death". 2 months later Xi is becoming Emperor of China (no longer president, if you don't have to elect him, he is an Emperor now)
Even France...
ReplyDeleteSpoiler alert, it's Iran. I'm not one of the usual blame Iran people, but I see their value of a coordination between the two missile and nuclear programs. Iran has to limit its rocket program, and can't pursue a nuclear program. However it can supply its technical support to Aid in the North's program, with the agreement that Itan can utilize the same technology in the future if it desired. That way Iran can continue to work on its missile and nuclear programs, without being in violation of the current agreement with the United States and many other powers. If the agreement ends, I think you will see a quick development of both a missile and nuclear program in Iran in short order. The Iranians could also provide hard currency support to undermine International sanctions and fund the program.
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