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The Hwasong-5 (Korean: 화성 5호 Hanja: 火星 5號) is a North Korean tactical ballistic missile derived from the Soviet R-17 Elbrus missile. It is one of several missiles with the NATO reporting name Scud.North Korea obtained its first R-17 missiles from Egypt in 1979 or 1980 in return for assistance during the Yom Kippur War.