Does
this mean Korean tests have suddenly started failing or that someone
is taking the missiles out?
This
Is The Worst Year For North Korean Missile Test Success In 33 Years
2 May, 2017
As
tensions between the United States and North Korea continue to grow,
President Trump has warned "major,
major conflict" between the two countries is possible. He
added that he would prefer to solve the situation through diplomacy
before praising Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling him "a
very good man" who loves his country. The
outbreak of hostilities could
prove devastating for the South Korean capital, Seoul, which is
targeted by thousands of artillery pieces dug in just over the
border.
However, as
Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, the
pressing issue continues to be the country's ballistic missile
program and its efforts to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to
fit into
a missile capable of striking Japan, the U.S. bases on Guam or the
continental U.S. Itself.
Is
American concern at developments in North Korea justified?
You
will find more statistics at Statista
As
can be seen on the following infographic, the
pace of missile testing has accelerated steeply, even
though many of the launches have resulted in failure. This year
alone, Pyongyang has tested 9 ballistic missiles with 5 of the tests
resulting in success (including Friday's failure), according to
the Nuclear
Threat Initiative.
2017's
mere 55% success rate is the worst since 1984's 50% success rate.
In
2016, 24 tests were carried out - 14 were successful and 10 resulted
in failure
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