Analysis On North Korea’s failed Musudan launchIs the fourth failure in just this year one step closer to a successful launch? The unsuccessful launch attempt of a Musudan (AKA BM-25) missile by the DPRK on March 31 was the fourth failure to launch this missile this year – and a blow to Kim Jong Un’s pride. Since March, the North Korean regime has started to show to the world its missile achievements – at a staggering pace: Following its January “hydrogen” bomb test, there was the first peek into the nose cone of a Hwasong-13 (also known as a KN-08) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a nuclear device inside; then a test of a large-diameter solid rocket motor, and a successful static © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |