North Korea's state-run television broadcasted footage on Nov. 30 of Kim Jong Un monitoring the launch of a Hwasong-15 missile. (Reuters)TOKYO — A day after its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, North Korea released photos of what it’s calling the “Hwasong-15.” And the collective response from missile experts was — not to get too technical — whoa. Although there is still much that can’t be gleaned from the photos, and North Korea does have an inglorious record of exaggeration, analysts generally agree that the Hwasong-15 marks a significant leap forward in North Korea’s missile development. North Korea claims to have made these trucks itself, but analysts believe they are modified versions or based on the Chinese lumber truck, the WS51200. This is one of the parts of the missile that North Korea has not yet proven it has mastered.

Source: Washington Post November 30, 2017 07:44 UTC