The accuracy – or lack of – of North Korea’s missiles



Analysis The accuracy – or lack of – of North Korea’s missiles Weapons such as the North's are more useful as instruments of terror than of precision Scott LaFoy June 2, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA North Korea has a large missile arsenal, but the majority of them have very poor accuracy. Missile accuracy can be a slightly confusing statistic, so this article will break down what it means. The accuracy of missiles is typically given in circular error probable, or CEP. CEP is a little bit of a weird number. The CEP of a missile indicate the area that a missile will hit 50 percent of the time. So if a missile has a CEP of 500 meters, then the missile will hit somewhere within 500 meters of its aim point only 50 percent © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

Analysis

The accuracy – or lack of – of North Korea’s missiles

Weapons such as the North's are more useful as instruments of terror than of precision

Scott LaFoy June 2, 2016

The accuracy – or lack of – of North Korea’s missiles

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North Korea has a large missile arsenal, but the majority of them have very poor accuracy. Missile accuracy can be a slightly confusing statistic, so this article will break down what it means.

The accuracy of missiles is typically given in circular error probable, or CEP. CEP is a little bit of a weird number. The CEP of a missile indicate the area that a missile will hit 50 percent of the time. So if a missile has a CEP of 500 meters, then the missile will hit somewhere within 500 meters of its aim point only 50 percent

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Scott LaFoy

Scott LaFoy is a researcher focusing in satellite imagery in Washington, D.C. He is co-editor with Yong Kwon at the Rice & Iron Blog (http://nkfood.wordpress.com/), focusing his research in energy security and military/political affairs on the Korean Peninsula, with an emphasis on primary and declassified intelligence documentation and satellite imagery.

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