BM-25 Musudan
Owned By
| Operator: | Iran | North Korea |
| Status: | Reported, no confirmation | Under Development |
| Number: | 18 | Unknown |
| Cost: | Unknown | Unknown |
| Acquired: | Purchased in 2005 (parts were intercepted in 2009 in transit from North Korea to Iran) | Development began in 2003 |
| General Specs: | ||
| Country of origin: | North Korea | |
| Manufacturer: | North Korea | |
| Introduced: | 2003 | |
| Class: | Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) | |
| Range: | 2,500-4,000 km (1553-2485 miles) | |
| Warhead: | Single warhead (HE or nuclear) (1,200 kg) | |
| Speed: | Unknown | |
| Weight: | 19,000-26,000 kg (41,888-57,320 lbs) | |
| Length: | 12.0-19.0 m (39.4-62.3 ft) | |
| Diameter: | 1.5-2.0 m (4.9-6.6 ft) | |
| Propellant: | One or two stage liquid propellant | |
| Guidance System: | Inertial | |
| Accuracy: | 1,600 m CEP | |
| Launch Platform: | Ground Launched/Transporter Erector Launcher | |
| Notes: | North Korean version of a Soviet SS-N-6 submarine-launched missile. Also known as the Nodong-B or Hwasong-10. | |
| Tests of the missile have reported failed as many as fives times. But the last test in June 2016 is believe to have been a partial success demonstrating an improved propulsion system. | ||
| There is some debate regarding whether Iran’s BM-25 are in fact based on the SS-N-6. | ||
Sources:
- “Musudan (BM-25),” Missile Threat, George C. Marshall and Claremont Institutes, November 15, 2012.
- Markus Schiller and Robert H. Schmucker, “Explaining the Musudan,” Arms Control Wonk, May 31, 2012.
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