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AGA: Arbeitsgruppe Physik und Abrüstung

AGA 2: Missiles and Missile Defense - Rockets in North Korea, US and China

AGA 2.1: Invited Talk

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 09:00–09:50, S Aula

Things Changed - Or Did They? An Update on Recent Rocket Developments in North Korea — •Markus Schiller — ST Analytics GmbH, München, Germany

As of December 2016, North Korea launched the unprecedented number of 25 large missiles and rockets in 2016 alone. Among these were missile types that were known before but never launched (the Musudan), or that were completely unknown before (the Scud ER). Combined with media events that showed static engine tests, warhead heat shield tests, or mock-ups of nuclear warheads, the threat situation emanating from North Korea seems to have changed significantly in 2016. This presentation gives a brief overview about the recent events and offers to shed some light on their actual meaning.

This presentation is planned in combination with a follow-up presentation by Robert H. Schmucker that will deal with the technical details.