Talk:Hyunmoo

Modified SS-26?

Where does the information that the Hyunmoo 2A is a "modified SS-26" (Russian Iskander) come from? It would be very surprising indeed if Russia were to provide technical details of one of its main tactical assets to an ally of the US. The "See also" list also states that the Hyunmoo 1 was based on the MIM-14 Nike Hercules, but this was an anti-aircraft missile, not a surface-to-surface ballistic missile like the Hyunmoo 1. If this latter information is correct, however, it should be referred to in the main text, not merely in the "See also" section. The specifics of the Hyunmoo 1 appear to be directly copied from those of the Nike Hercules. If they were, in fact, the same missile, there would have been no need for a separate South Korean test launch (the specifics are identical to the non-nuclear Nike Hercules provided by the US to several other countries) nor would the US have any reason to ask for technical information on their own missile.--Death Bredon (talk) 10:34, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

What kind?

I'm not sure weather or not this is a nuclear or conventional weapon. Can the article state so directly?

Divide into separate articles?

As the number of Hyunmoo missiles increases and the missiles in question become increasingly... different (and as news coverage of the massive South Korean missile buildup continues to build up) it might be wise to divide this article into separate articles for each missile model. StSeanSpicer (talk) 18:10, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

The claim that it is based on the Iskander missile

In this article there is a claim that the Hyunmoo-2 is based on the Iskander missile. All of the sources for this idea seem to be crappy and the paragraph uses weasel words. It also seems that this idea is based wholly on the shape of the missile?

I plan on deleting this paragraph in the near future unless someone comes up with better citations or convinces me otherwise. Let me know what you think! TiddiesTiddiesTiddies (talk) 11:39, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Oh I just noticed on this talk page that someone had the same concerns as I around 7 years ago. In light of that I will only wait 2-3 days as I expect I'll get as much answer as they did. TiddiesTiddiesTiddies (talk) 11:40, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

I've reverted your changes. Your assertion that "All of the sources for this idea seem to be crappy" is not well-founded, you simply tagged a number of reliable sources (such as CSIS Missile Threat) as "unreliable" inaccurately. Per WP:NEWSBLOG columns from major media outlets that are in a "blog" format but otherwise are subject to the outlet's normal editorial controls are distinguished from personal and group blogs, which are unreliable. I added additional citations from CSIS, AP News, Asia Times, 38 North, and NPR to the first sentence that directly speaks to the claim. But honestly, even a trivial google search would have found you some better sources for it. ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 13:43, 7 July 2024 (UTC)