THE LAST TEST BY THE NORTH KOREAN COMMUNIST KIM MISSILE PROGRAM CAN REACH OUT 3,500KM CALLED THE MUSUDAN

North Korea's latest test of its Musudan mid-range missile indicates that the country is capable of firing a missile with a range of 3,500 kilometers, South Korea's military officials said Friday.
In the latest test fire of the intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) which the North calls the Hwasong-10, one of the two that were launched soared to an altitude exceeding 1,000 km and flew some 400 km before hitting the East Sea.
The North launched the missiles on Wednesday near Wonsan on their east coast, but the first crashed without flying very far.
It was the first time a North Korean IRBM has flown that far. All previous launch attempts ended in failure, having either exploded or crashed.
The military officials said the Wednesday launch was likely to be aimed at testing the IRBM's engine performance or its maximum flight range. It said the latest test showed tangible gains vis-a-vis the past.
"In terms of engine performance, the country seems to have verified (engine) credibility to some extent," an official said, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.
The test has also shown that the missile could have a maximum flight range of 3,000 to 3,500 km, the official said, citing the military's calculation results based on the recent flight performance.

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