Hwasong-17, North Korea’s new ‘monster

The Hwasong-17 is nuclear-armed North Korea's biggest missile yet, and is the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world.

Important fact

1. The Hwasong-17 is nuclear-armed North Korea’s biggest missile yet.
2. It is the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world.
3. Its diameter is estimated to be between 2.4 and 2.5 metres, and its total mass, when fully fuelled, is likely somewhere between 80,000 and 110,000 kg.
4. Unlike North Korea’s earlier ICBMs, the Hwasong-17 is launched directly from a transporter, erector, launcher (TEL) vehicle with 11 axles.