The recent launch of three ballistic missiles in North Korea (coinciding with the G20 summit in China) was the first time that we saw a new type of warhead of the Rodong missile – the same design that was spotted in Iran in June 2010. At the time, I named it the Iranian warhead “NRV” (New Re-entry Vehicle), and it was the third configuration of the Shahab 3 (which in turn is identical to the NK Rodong missile).

A closer look at the NRV tells us that the shape and size is identical to a standard Scud missile, except it