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SpaceFlight Insider
February 25, 2018
The IGS project was initiated as a response to a 1998 North Korean missile test, which saw a Taepodong-1 medium-range ballistic missile launched over Japan and showcased the rogue nation's ability to potentially strike anywhere on the archipelago. The program's main goal is to provide an earlyÃÂ ...
The Columbian
February 17, 2018
All American families shall be provided with an armed Taepodong-2 intercontinental ballistic missile, as well as a launchpad, for the purpose of displaying them on homemade floats in military parades across the country. The cost of this program will be offset by eliminating the president's intelligenceÃÂ ...
The Hankyoreh
February 15, 2018
Considering the fact that the first two summits were held in spite of such problems as the launch of Taepodong-1 and the North's first nuclear test, it is worth taking another look at those intense negotiations that were conducted in secret at the time between South Korea and North Korea and between theÃÂ ...
Quad City Times
February 13, 2018
All American families shall be provided with an armed Taepodong-2 intercontinental ballistic missile, as well as a launchpad, for the purpose of displaying them on homemade floats in military parades across the country. The cost of this program will be offset by eliminating the president's intelligenceÃÂ ...
The Independent Weekly
February 7, 2018
... Avenue celebrating victory in the Persian Gulf War—presidents have avoided displays of military hardware that are more associated in the American mind with the Soviet Union's Red Square celebrations or, more recently, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's efforts to show off his Taepodong missiles.”
Gizmodo
January 9, 2018
It was a hands-off response likely prompting many to look up the blast radius of a Taepodong missile. But on Tuesday, Twitter's European chief tried to assuage critics: If Trump, for instance, doxes someone online, Twitter will apparently ask the leader of the free world to delete the offending tweet.
Defenseworld.net
January 2, 2018
The Unha-3, an improved version of the Taepodong-2, is a three-stage, long-range ballistic missile. The Unha-3 was launched from the long-range ballistic missile launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Phyongan province. The rocket is believed to have placed a small satellite in orbit, but experts have beenÃÂ ...
Asahi Shimbun
December 30, 2017
The Unha-3, an improved version of the Taepodong-2, is a three-stage, long-range ballistic missile. The defector said the new missile would be considered the "Unha-4." The Unha-3 was launched from the long-range ballistic missile launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Phyongan province. DevelopmentÃÂ ...
Trend News Agency
December 26, 2017
Another example of close link between military ballistic technologies and commercial space industry is the North Korean Paektusan 1 – a three-stage space launch vehicle for propulsion satellites into orbit that was designed on the basis of intermediate-range military Taepodong ballistic missile . Iran hasÃÂ ...
International Business Times
December 26, 2017
According to the data of Japanese and South Korean military, cited by Sputnik News, the rocket was an improved modification of the carrier "Unha-3" ("Milky Way"), a civilian version of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Taepodong-2". North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador Kim In-Ryong said at a UNÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
December 25, 2017
... in North Korea took place on February 7, 2016, using a Kwanmyonson carrier rocket. According to the data of the Japanese and South Korean military, the rocket was an improved modification of the carrier "Unha-3" ("Milky Way"), a civilian version of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Taepodong-2".
HuffPost
November 30, 2017
North Korea successfully launches four missiles from Taepodong in Hwadae-gun. Two of the missiles were suspected to be Rodong-1 missiles. The missiles were reportedly fired at target buoys in the Sea of Japan. One missile traveled 311 miles (500 km); another traveled 62 miles (100 km); the other twoÃÂ ...
HuffPost
July 6, 2017
While CSIS classifies the Taepodong-2 as an operational ICBM, the rocket's abilities as a missile capable of delivering a warhead have yet to be tested. In 2012 and 2016, North Korea used a Taepodong-2 to place satellites in orbit, but its military value beyond that is unproven. Once it is, it would likelyÃÂ ...
Vox
April 28, 2017
Take, for example, the longest-range missile, or the Taepodong-2, which could supposedly put most of the US in danger. It's an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, that the US and Soviet Union built thousands of and used to threaten each other during the Cold War. North Korea has been working onÃÂ ...
Space.com
February 13, 2017
The Taepodong-2 failed during a 2006 test flight, its only known liftoff. However, North Korea modified the missile into the Unha space launcher, which lofted satellites to orbit in December 2012 and February 2016. The Musudan has seen a lot more action. North Korea apparently tested the medium-rangeÃÂ ...
Duke Chronicle
November 15, 2017
North Korea is also in possession of an operational Taepodong-2 ICBM that is capable of reaching the continental U.S.. A nuclear North Korea ...
The Diplomat
November 6, 2017
... spurred by North Korea's 1998 flight of the Taepodong-1 satellite launcher over its territory, are Patriot batteries capable of intercepting short-Â ...
The Hill
October 13, 2017
In 2012, North Korea tested its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Taepodong 2 that, at the time, could only reach Alaska and northern ...
Asahi Shimbun
October 11, 2017
The arms factory in Sanum-dong is known for having manufactured long-range Taepodong and other missiles. Experts analyzing the satellite ...
STRATFOR
September 27, 2017
April 5, 2009: North Korea launches a three-stage Taepodong/Unha rocket and claims it placed a satellite into orbit, but no satellite is detected.
The New Indian Express
September 15, 2017
The Taepodong-1 is test-fired over Japan in 1998 but the following year Pyongyang declares a moratorium on such tests as ties with the United ...
Newsweek
September 9, 2017
While most of the launches continued to test rockets first developed under his father, Kim Jong Il also tested a Taepodong-1, a liquid-fueled, ...
FRANCE 24
September 3, 2017
August 1998: Test-fires Taepodong-1 rocket over Japan in what it calls a satellite launch -- the US and others say it is a missile test.
POST-COURIER
August 16, 2017
Also in North Korea's arsenal is the older Taepodong 2, a long range rocket thought to have similar range to the hwasong 14. However, it has ...
CTV News
August 9, 2017
... to long range intercontinental ballistic missiles, like the Taepodong-2. It's believed that North Korea has been able to develop some of the ...
HuffPost
July 6, 2017
While CSIS classifies the Taepodong-2 as an operational ICBM, the rocket's abilities as a missile capable of delivering a warhead have yet to ...
Vox
April 28, 2017
Take, for example, the longest-range missile, or the Taepodong-2, which could supposedly put most of the US in danger. It's an Intercontinental ...
Space.com
February 13, 2017
North Korea has also developed longer-range missiles, including the Taepodong-1, Musudan and Taepodong-2, which have estimated ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 31, 1999
A successful Taepodong launch, unopposed by the United States, its intended victim, would only embolden North Korea even further.
The State Journal-Register
September 11, 2017
(He belatedly changed course in 2012 after North Korea tested the Taepodong missile, but the United States still has not recovered from theÃÂ ...
Salon
September 9, 2017
These Taepodong missiles drew together elements of the shorter-range systems such as their engines. The Taepodong-2 allegedly had anÃÂ ...
Newsweek
September 9, 2017
While most of the launches continued to test rockets first developed under his father, Kim Jong Il also tested a Taepodong-1, a liquid-fueled,ÃÂ ...
Rand Daily Mail (registration)
September 7, 2017
While North Korea already possesses the Taepodong-2, which can reach all parts of the U.S., analysts say it has been used only for launchingÃÂ ...
Independent Online
September 7, 2017
Chosun Ilbo newspaper, quoting an unidentified South Korean government official, said the first and second stages of the Taepodong-2 missileÃÂ ...
CBS News
September 6, 2017
This was Kim Jong Il's first missile test, and the missile was its first multi-stage rocket, the Taepodong-1. This was also the first of the missilesÃÂ ...
FRANCE 24
September 3, 2017
August 1998: Test-fires Taepodong-1 rocket over Japan in what it calls a satellite launch -- the US and others say it is a missile test.
The Diplomat
August 28, 2017
In 1998 and 2009, North Korea overflew Japan's main islands with satellite launch vehicles — the Taepodong-1 and Unha-3 vehiclesÃÂ ...
FRANCE 24
August 26, 2017
The North's missiles have alarmed Japan since a Taepodong-1 ... by the US, Japan and South Korea as a disguised test of a Taepodong-2.
Business Insider
August 11, 2017
North Korea rattled its sabers on August 31, 1998, launching its first intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Taepodong-1. The strategy paid off.
CTV News
August 10, 2017
... of missiles first developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, to long range intercontinental ballistic missiles, like the Taepodong-2.
TheSpec.com
August 3, 2017
Did it convert its Unha space launcher, which the United States calls the Taepodong-2, into an ICBM? No, it did not. It built something far moreÃÂ ...
Yonhap News
July 28, 2017
31, 1998: North Korea fires off its first ballistic missile, the Unha-1, also known as the Taepodong-1, from the launch site of Musudan-ri in NorthÃÂ ...
The Daily Progress
July 13, 2017
These Taepodong missiles drew together elements of the shorter-range systems such as their engines. The Taepodong-2 allegedly had anÃÂ ...
The Sunday Guardian
March 25, 2017
The Taepodong-2 takes weeks to transport, assemble, fuel, and test. American forces can kill them on the pad. The US is, however, concerned about the KN-08 and its variant, the KN-14.
Newsweek
March 22, 2017
A BBC graphic in 2013 showed the country's Taepodong-2 missile could make its way to Alaska. A map from Graphiq (embedded below) this week showed roughly the same.
Tribunnews
March 20, 2017
Korut belum memiliki rudal jenis itu. Uji coba ICBM Korut, Taepodong tahun 2006 gagal," kata Wong. Wong menganalisa, sejauh ini, beberapa rudal yang ditembakkan Korut ke sekitar perairan Jepang hanyalah rudal dengan jarak jangkau di bawah 1000 kmÃÂ ...
Scout
March 17, 2017
Some estimates show that North Korea has over 600 short-range Scud missiles, more than 200 Nodong missiles, and about fifty Musudan and Taepodong missiles. These weapons could be used to deliver conventional, chemical or even nuclear weapons toÃÂ ...
Alaska Dispatch News
March 12, 2017
After two failed tests of a long-range "Taepodong" missile in 2012, the country switched to short-range ballistic missile tests and other types of missiles, with an ever-increasing number of tests, according to the Center for Strategic and ...
Huffington Post
March 11, 2017
In 2006, North Korea attempted a launch of the Taepodong-2 that failed, but in 2012, its "civilian" version put a satellite into orbit.
6abc.com
March 8, 2017
In July 2006, North Korea tested the Taepodong-2, its first missile that could, in theory, reach parts of the United States.
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