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North Korea's Missile Capabilities
North Korea's missile arsenal currently threatens South Korea and Japan, but the Taepo Dong-2 missile in development could reach Alaska and parts of Hawaii. Experts fear that within 10-15 years a three-stage version could be developed that could deliver a 200 kilogram payload to the continental United States.
| Scud B | Scud C | Nodong | Taepo-Dong 1 | Taepo-Dong 2 |
Taepo-Dong 2 (three-stage version) |
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| Status | Developed | Developed | Developed | Tested | In Development | Possible by 2015 |
| Range | 200 miles (300km) | 350 miles (550 km) | 800 miles (1,300 km) | 900 to 1,200 miles (1,500 to 2,000 km) | 3,000 to 3,700 miles (5,000 to 6,000 km) | 6,000 to 7,500 miles (10,000 to 12,000 km) |
| Payload | 1,000 kg | 1,000 kg | 750 kg | 770 kg | 1,000 kg | 200 kg |
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Possible Targets |
parts of South Korea | South Korea and parts of Japan |
South Korea and most of Japan |
Japan | Alaska and parts of Hawaii | The continental United States |
