PROKNOW Rogue States

KN-02

KN-02

150 km

HWASONG-6

500 km

SCUD-EXTENDED RANGE

800 km

KN-11 (sub launched)

1,200 km

KN-15

1,200 km

NO-DONG

1,500 km

MUSUDAN BM-25

4,000 km

HWASONG-12

4,500 km

HWASONG-13 (KN-08/14)

8,000 km

HWASONG-14

10,000+ km

HWASONG-15

13,000+ km

Kim Il Sung Missile Tests

1984-1994

Kim Jong Il Missile Tests

1994-2011

Kim Jong Un Missile Tests

2011-May 2019

1968 January NK

NK captures USS Pueblo, NK held 83 man crew hostage for 11 months and never returned ship

1969 April NK

NK Mig-21 shoot down USN EC-121 over Sea of Japan, all 31 sailors died

2006 July NK

NK test fires Taepodong-2, crashes shortly after statements that it could hit the US

2006 October NK

NK tests nuclear weapons underground, UN sanctions NK

2009 April NK

NK launches “rocket” to hide long range missile tests, NK walks out of nuclear facility talks

2009 May NK

NK has 2nd underground nuke test. UNSC condemns this.

2012 October NK

NK says it has missiles that can reach US after South Korea and US reach deal to extend South Korea missile range

2013 February NK

UN sanctions NK again after they stage its third nuclear test, rumored to be more powerful

2014 March NK

NK test fires 2 Rodong BMs, violating UN resolutions

2017 July NK

NK testfires long range missile, some say it could reach Alaska

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN)

Assymetric doctrine, national security in Persian gulf from other countries

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN)

More conventional Navy, strategic force focusing on forward presence. Caspian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and out of area operations

Fast Attack Craft (FAC)

Smaller and faster craft equipped with torpedoes and cruise missiles

Fast inshore Attack Craft (FIAC)

Most numerous in Iran’s fleet, usually only have machine guns and rockets. Capable of harassing merchants and conducting swarm tactics on naval vessels.

Shahab-3 Medium Range Missile

1,242 mi.

Liquid fuel, 1 warhead payload (likely nuclear capable), can launch from any location, can detonate beyond borders

Fateh-110 Short Range Missile

Solid fuel short range BM, nuclear/biological capable, can launch from any location.

2008 January Iran

5 Iranian patrol boats from the IRGCN approach 3 USN vessels-USS PORT ROYAL, USS HOPPER, USS INGRAHAM

2009 September Iran

Admit to creating uranium enrichment plant for “peaceful purposes” near Qom, Iran test fires medium and long range missiles that put US bases and Israel in range.

2011 December-Present Day Iran

In lieu of a territory dispute, Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz in 2011. In April 2019, Iran said it’ll block any merchant vessels passing through, this was met with a flotilla of warships warning them not to.

2015 July Iran

World powers lift Iranian sanctions in exchange for limiting Iranian nuclear activity

2016 January Iran

A USN vessel with 9 men 1 woman strayed into Iranian waters off of Farsi Island, Iran then seized the ship and detained crew for 15 hours

2019 June Iran

Iran shot down a US RQ-4A Global Hawk BAMS-D operating in international airspace, recorded by nearby P-8A Poseidon