Hwasong-17 vs R-36 (missile): Specs Compared

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Hwasong-17

Intercontinental ballistic missile

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R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hwasong-17Length

24–26 m

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R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hwasong-17larger figure on 1 of 3

Range+15%

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 2 of 3

Length+29%
Diameter+15%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

24–26m

32.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

24–26 m

Length

Single source

24–26 m (79–85 ft)^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Hwasong-17 and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	Hwasong-17	R-36 (missile)
Type	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	2020–present^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]
Used by	Korean People's Army Strategic Force^[source]	Russian Strategic Rocket Forces

Manufacturer	North Korea^[source]	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

Produced	2020–present^[source]	—

Warhead	nuclear weapon , possibly MRV^[source]	Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]

Engine	First stage: two RD-250 -type rocket engines^[source]	Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]