Range Identification and System Performance
| Names | Stages | Range (km) | Type | Body Diameter (m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scud-A | 1 | 180-270 | SRBM | 0.885 | |
| Scud-B | 1 | 180-300 | SRBM | 0.885 | |
| Scud-B, derivative/Hwasong-5 | 1 | 180-330 | SRBM | 0.885 | |
| Scud-C, Hwasong-6 | 1 | 500-700 | SRBM | 0.885 | |
| No-dong, Shehab-3, Ghauri II | 1 | 1,000-1,300 | MRBM | 1.3 | |
| SS-4, Shehab-4 | 1 | 1,800-2,000 | MRBM | 1.65 | |
| Taep'o-dong-1, Shehab-4? | 2 | 2,000-2,200 | MRBM (1) | 1.3 | |
| NKSL-1, Shehab-4/Kosar? | 3 | 2,200-2,672, 2,896 (8) | M/IRBM, orbital | 1.3 | |
| CSS-2/DF-3, 3A | 1 | 2,650-2,800 | IRBM (4) | 2.25 | |
| Taep'o-dong-2, Shehab-5? | 2 | 3,500-3,750 | LRICBM | 2.2 | |
| NKSL-X-2, Shehab-6 | 3 | 4,000-4,300 (2) | LRICBM, orbital | 2.2 | |
| CSS-3/DF-4 | 2 | 4,500-4,750 | LRICBM (3) | 2.25 | |
| SS-5, Shehab-5? (9) | 1, 2/3 | 4,500 | I/LRICBM | 2.4 | |
| Shehab-6 | 3 | 5,471-5,500, 5,632-6,200 | LRICBM (5)(8) | 2.2 | |
| Taep'o-dong-2 (6) | 3 | 6,400-6,700 | LRICBM | 2.2 | |
| (7) | - | 7000+ | LRICBM | --- | |
| (7) | - | 8000-12,000 | FRICBM | --- |
SRBM- Short Range Ballistic Missiles (0 - 1,000 km)
MRBM- Medium Range Ballistic Missile (1,000 - 2,500 km)
IRBM- Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (2,500 - 3,500 km)
LRICBM- Limited Range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (3,500 - 8,000 km)
FRICBM- Full Range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (8,000 - 12,000 km)(1) Similar performance to SS-4.
(2) Similar performance to SS-5.
(3) Performance exceeds SS-5.
(4) Performance considerable less than the SS-5.
(5) The suggested range performance for this system seems to far exceeds what is technically feasible.
(6) The suggested range performance for this system seems to far exceeds what is technically feasible.
(7) None of the above listed strategic system achieve the FRICBM capability. They fall far short of that kind of performance. Those strategic systems are based on MRBM & IRBM technology. In order to achieve FRICBM capability, clustering these systems would be required (in a method similar to that used by the Soviets on the R-7/SS-6 ICBM) or an entirely new system design would have to be developed. Clustering these systems very difficult or impossible because of their design characteristics. As of this writing, there is no indication that such new long term development exists, but this does not mean that it will not appear in the future. Only the United States, Russia and China have missiles with this range capability.
(8) Many of the suggested ranges for this yet-to-fly missile systems is based on mathematical models relying on little, public data. Typically, these studies put out by the intelligence community over-estimate the performance of the actual missile systems. These studies do, however, give a range of possibilities as to what to look for once they are flown.
(9) Almost certainly not the same strategic system.
(?) These may or may not be one the same missiles
