Michael Duitsman

@DuitsmanMS

Fellow at @FPRI. Rocket propulsion and radiological security (usually not at the same time). Opinions my own. Faves/RTs ≠ endorsements

Monterey, CA Joined August 2015

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Michael Duitsman @DuitsmanMS Oct 14

Unless they launched two missiles and one failed, it looks like North Korea is borrowing from the Russian toolbox for their cruise missile's submarine launch method.

One problem with launching a cruise missile from underwater is preventing water from getting in the jet engine.

つぶやきNORTH KOREA @nk9655 Oct 14

昨日ミサイル総局が、日本海で２種類の潜水艦発射戦略巡航ミサイルの試験発射。金正恩は不参加。水中戦闘システムの動員態勢チェック、戦略的任務遂行能力の熟練が目的で、戦争抑止手段の高い信頼性・能力を見せることに寄与。（朝鮮中央通信）

#北朝鮮
 #ミサイル

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Michael Duitsman @DuitsmanMS Oct 6

This is a reminder that friends don't let friends read Annie Jacobsen books.

She is a crank. For almost any book she has written, someone else has done it better. Even her good work, such that it exists, is tainted by the bad.

Michael Duitsman @DuitsmanMS Jun 7

Indeed, given Iranian efforts to reconstitute their missile force during the ceasefire, this seems like a limited effort on their part.

Decker Eveleth Verified account @dex_eve Jun 7

10 missiles against an air base target - a target type that Iran has in the past only been able to do limited damage do in terms of operations - is a warning shot. Iran could do much more at this point if they wanted to.
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Michael Duitsman @DuitsmanMS May 7

This is, I think, very much a mock-up. And a conceptual mock-up, at that. This is not the actual missile they plan to build - this is the idea of the missile they want to build.

There are many things that don't match up with an actual missile.

SavunmaSanayiST.com Verified account @SavunmaSanayiST May 7

🔴Milli Savunma Bakanlığı:

“YILDIRIMHAN füze sisteminde kullanılan Asimetrik Dimetilhidrazin (UDMH) ve azot tetra oksit türevi sıvı yakıtlar ARGE merkezimiz tarafından yerli imkânlarla üretilmektedir.

Söz konusu yakıt teknolojisi; uzun süre depolanabilme, düşük sıcaklıklarda çalışabilme ve yüksek enerji üretme özellikleri sayesinde füze sistemlerine yüksek hareket kabiliyeti kazandırmaktadır.

3 ton harp başlığı taşıma kapasitesine sahip, YILDIRIMHAN Füze sistemine yönelik laboratuvar test süreçleri başarıyla tamamlanmış olup saha testlerine ilişkin çalışmalar planlanan takvim doğrultusunda sürdürülmektedir.

Bakanlığımız, millî teknoloji hamlesi kapsamında savunma sanayiimizin gelişimini desteklemeye, yerli ve millî sistemler geliştirmeye ve Türkiye’nin stratejik caydırıcılık kapasitesini artırmaya kararlılıkla devam edecektir.”

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Michael Duitsman @DuitsmanMS Apr 8

Finally, something normal and calming.

Yonhap News Agency @YonhapNews Apr 8

(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202603…
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