A Ukraine Link to North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Programs Development

... Studies (hereinafter - IISS) and the article of “The New York Times” of 14 August 2017 titled “ North Korea’s Missile Success Is Linked to Ukrainian Plant, Investigators Say ”, as well as the following successful tests of two intercontinental ballistic missiles (hereinafter - ICBMs) “Hwasong-14” in July 2017 by the DPRK. The well-known American missile expert at the IISS, Michael Elleman, stated, “It’s likely that these engines [for the “Hwasong-14” ICBMs] came from Ukraine – probably illicitly.” “The main question is how many [engines] they [the DPRK] have and whether the Ukrainians are helping them now,” he noted. Figure 1: Comparison of the RD-250 engine (left) and the North Korean engine (right) Source ...