North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs: Foreign absorption and domestic innovation

Figures & data

Figure 1. North Korea’s nuclear weapons infrastructure.

Figure 2. North Korea’s ballistic missile research and development system.

Figure 3. Site visits by Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong un to strategic vs. Conventional weapons facilities, 1994-July 2017.Source: News reports of Korean Central News Agency, collected and archived at NK Pro (https://kcnawatch.co).⁷

Figure 4. North Korean missile launches.

(Source: NKPro, North Korea Missile Tracker at https://www.nknews.org/tag/missiles/?t=1589231586629).