North Korea: Iranian Missile Technology Shows Up In Pyongyang

North Korea: Iranian Missile Technology Shows Up In Pyongyang

Weapons on display in Pyongyang show that Iran may be providing missile technology and know-how to North Korea, reports Aviation Week & Space Technology. This is the reverse of the traditional pathway from Pyongyang to Tehran

On Oct. 10, for example, the BM25 Musudan missile -- already in Iranian service, according to Israeli officials -- was shown in a North Korean military parade in Pyongyang.

This represented the first time that the road-mobile, liquid-fueled intermediate-range ballistic missile had been shown beyond the North Korean military.

The missile is a derivative of the Russian SS-N-6 submarine-launched missile, though lengthened for increased range.

Also displayed was a No Dong ballistic missile with a tri-conic nose cone typically associated with Iran's Shahab-3 missile.

Analysts suggested that the missile's configuration indicates that technical information acquired in Iranian test flights is being provided to Pyongyang.

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