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  "id": "nodong-1",
  "name": "NoDong-1",
  "aliases": [
    "Hwasong",
    "Nodong-A",
    "Hwasong-7",
    "Rodong"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "Medium-range ballistic missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1994,
  "operators": [
    "PRK",
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The NoDong is a medium-range ballistic missile indigenous to North Korea. The missile has a maximum range of 1250 km, making it capable of striking all of South Korea and Japan.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Ground",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": [
        900,
        1300
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "2,000m (50m is GPS is integrated)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 16.2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 16500,
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 1.36,
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Single; Liquid propellant",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Inertial",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warhead options",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Single warhead; Nuclear, chemical, HE or sub-munitions; HE, sub-munitions",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Nuclear yield",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Medium yield",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Conventional warhead weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "700-1,200 kg",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: warhead type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Single warhead",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: warhead options",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Nuclear, chemical, HE or sub-munitions",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: nuclear yield",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Medium yield",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: conventional warhead weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "700-1,200 kg",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: conventional warheads available",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "HE, sub-munitions",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: chemical capable",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Yes (thickened VX)",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Shahab-3 (Iran)",
      "text": "The Shahab-3 (Persian: Šahâb 3‎; meaning \"meteor\") is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran and based on the North Korean Nodong-1.",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghauri (Pakistan)",
      "text": "The Ghauri–I (Urdu: غوری-ا‎; official codename: Hatf–5 Ghauri–I) is a land-based surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile, in current service with the Pakistan Army's Strategic Forces Command— a subordinate command of Strategic Plans Division.",
      "src": [
        "weg-nodong-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "srbm",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/nodong-1.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-nodong-1": {
      "title": "NoDong-1 North Korean Medium-Range Ballistic Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/NoDong-1_North_Korean_Medium-Range_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}