2021–2022 North Korean missile tests

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The 2021–2022 North Korean missile tests are a series of North Korean missile tests in 2021 and 2022. North Korea conducted a record number of tests in 2022, including the first test over Japanese territory since 2017.[1]

January 2021

On 22 January 2021, North Korea launched an unknown cruise missile in Kusong city. At that time, this missile was assessed as an anti-ship cruise missile, later renamed as "KN-27".[2]

March 2021

On 21 March 2021, North Korea again launched an unknown cruise missile in Onchon county. At that time, this missile was assessed as an anti-ship cruise missile, possibly KN-19, but later renamed as "KN-27".[2]

North Korea carried out a test-launch of two upgraded KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles carrying a 2.5-ton live warhead each that correctly hit the simulated targets. While North Korea's official statement reported a 600 km range, Japanese and South Korean sources reported that the missiles flew just over 400 km.[3] Later, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff revised their range assessment of the new North Korean missiles to 600 km and the Defense Minister said that blind spots due to earth curvature led to an initial estimate of 450 km.[4]

September 2021

On 11–12 September 2021, North Korea carried out tests of a new long-range cruise missile, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The missiles flew for 1,500 kilometres and successfully hit their target in North Korea's waters, and were meant for a "strategic role" according to the news agency, which analyst Ankit Panda stated was a common euphemism for a missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.[5]

On 15 September, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off of its coast according to the South Korean military.[6]

January 2022

On 5 and 11 January 2022, North Korea allegedly tested hypersonic missiles. On 14 January, North Korea tested the firing of ballistic missiles from a rail car. Various missile tests also took place on 25 January 27 January, and 30 January, with the 30 January launch assessed as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) capable of striking targets as far as Guam.[7]

February 2022

On 27 February 2022, North Korea launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan.[8] State media reported that the test was conducted for developing a reconnaissance satellite system.[9]

March 2022

North Korea launched another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea on 4 March 2022.[10]

North Korea apparently conducted a failed missile test on 16 March 2022, with the presumed missile exploding at a height of 20 km.[11]

On 20 March, it was reported that North Korea fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher. North Korea's military fired four shots around 7:20 a.m. (22:00 GMT) on Saturday.[12]

North Korea conducted its first successful ICBM launch in years on 24 March 2022.[11]

April 2022

North Korea fired two short-range missiles on 16 April 2022, testing what is possibly North Korea's first tactical nuclear weapons delivery system.[13]

May 2022

On 4 May 2022, at 12:03 pm local time, North Korea fired a missile from Sunan.[14] Depending on the source, this was counted as either North Korea's 13th[15] or 14th[14] missile test of the year.

North Korea launched an apparent submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on 7 May 2022.[16]

A North Korean missile test may have taken place on 12 May 2022. The South Korean military assessed three short-range ballistic missiles fired East out of the Korean peninsula, while the Japanese Coast Guard reported a possible ballistic missile landing near Tokyo's exclusive economic zone.[17]

According to the South Korean military, North Korea fired an ICBM and two other missiles on 25 May 2022. The ICBM's trajectory had a height of 335 miles and a distance of 223 miles. The second missile was reportedly lost after traveling 12 miles, and the third missile had a height of 37 miles and a distance of 472 miles.[18]

June 2022

North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles on 5 June 2022, which was said to be its largest single test. It was launched a day after South Korea and the United States ended their joint military drills.[19]

August 2022

On 17 August 2022, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles for the first time since June.[20][21]

September 2022

On 25 September 2022, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern sea. The test came as the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group arrived in South Korea for joint military exercises.[22]

On 28 September, North Korea fired two more missiles, reportedly on an irregular trajectory.[23]

On 29 September, North Korea launched at least one missile.[24]

October 2022

On 1 October 2022, North Korea fired ballistic missiles, its fourth test in a week.[25]

On 4 October 2022, North Korea launched a missile that flew over and past Japan, prompting Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida to release an announcement warning citizens to take shelter and other precautionary measures.[26] The missile, likely another ICBM, is said to have landed in the Pacific without incident.[27] It is also speculated that this missile has the longest range of all of the missiles tested by North Korea, and was fired over the Sea of Japan for the first time since 2017.[28]

On 6 October 2022, North Korea fired two additional ballistic missiles.[29]

On 9 October 2022, North Korea again fired two additional ballistic missiles.[30]

On 12 October 2022, North Korea fired two long-range cruise missiles, each of which travelled 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi), and were reported to have hit their targets.[31]

On 14 October 2022, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile, towards its eastern waters.[32]

On 28 October 2022, North Korea was reported to have launched a ballistic missile off its east coast.[33]

November 2022

On 2 November 2022, North Korea reportedly fired 23 missiles of various types—the most in a single day—including a ballistic missile that landed in international waters 167 kilometers off Ulleung island, triggering air raid sirens there.[34][35]

On 3 November 2022, North Korea reportedly fired three ballistic missile off its east coast—one long-range and two short-range—including one that flew near Japan after failure. The launch triggered the Japanese emergency broadcast system, which warned residents in the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata, and Niigata to stay indoors.[36][37][38]

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