North Korea could hit almost anywhere on earth with a ballistic missile, analysts say, a capability it has honed alongside a wide variety of shorter-range weapons with comprehensive testing that includes a record-setting number of launches in 2022.
In March and November, North Korea sent ballistic missiles soaring more than 6,000 km into space. The high-flying trajectories showed a weapon designed to hit another continent, or even deliver multiple warheads.
But analysts say North Korea's flurry of testing shows it is fine-tuning missiles that could be used in a war, and that it has little interest in giving them up. Although long-range weapons get more attention, North Korea has been pouring resources into shorter-range systems too, analysts say. The North has also tested other advanced weapons, including "hypersonic" missiles, SRBMs for “tactical” nuclear attacks and new submarine launched ballistic missiles .
The warheads of tactical nuclear weapons have less explosive power but are meant for battlefield use, attacking specific targets relatively close to the launch point.
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