Number: RS21473 Title: North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Authors: Steven A. Hildreth, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report reviews North Korea's ballistic missile program. In summer 2007, North Korea tested modern, short-range missiles. In July 2007, a Pentagon official said North Korea was about to deploy a new, advanced short-range missile, designated the KN-02, or Toksa (said to be a derivative of the former Soviet SS-21 missile). Pages: 6 Date: January 24, 2008