Gordon Chang, my colleague and co-host, and we're going to North Korea,

looking at an enormous missile launch in these last days, recorded October 31st, 2024.

And to guide us, we welcome our longtime colleague and helpmate, Rick Fisher of the International Assessment

and Strategy Center.

Rick, the missile is called Wausong 19, described as a ballistic missile, and that the photographs

you sent to me, the tel carrier, looks like a grotesque missile, gigantic missile.

What is this?

Is this the famed ICBM that can take out Los Angeles?

Is that what I'm looking at?

Good evening to you, Rick.

Good evening, John.

Good evening, Gordon.

The Hwasong 19 launched for the first time on Halloween,

early morning, October 31, North Korea time, is the world's largest solid fuel mobile ICBM.

John, it's a beast.

The first stage probably has a diameter that is close to three meters,

which by far makes it the largest solid fuel ICBM.

The upper two stages are likely derived from the two-plus-meter first stage of its immediate

predecessor, the Lepausson 18.

I estimate that given the potential size of North Korean multiple warheads, that this could carry

four to five North Korean size multiple warheads.

Now, that's just the beginning because the second and third stage could be extended

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