Posted on 03/22/2017 11:41:49 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A North Korean ballistic missile test ended in failure when it exploded five seconds after launch, two US officials tell Fox News.
North Korea attempted to launch an intermediate-range Musudan missile, the first attempted launch of this type of missile since President Trump took office.
"The missile blew up five seconds after launch," said one official, who had seen satellite imagery of the launch showing a heavily damaged mobile launcher on a runway. The test occurred at an air base near the city of Wonsan on North Korea's east coast along the Sea of Japan.
South Korea's Defense Ministry said it also believes the launch ended in failure. It said it was analyzing what type of missile was launched.
The reported launch failure comes as the North has angrily reacted to ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. Earlier this month, North Korea fired four ballistic missiles that landed in waters off Japan, triggering strong protests from Seoul and Tokyo.
Wednesday’s failure might mean that the missile is a newly developed one the North has not deployed, according to South Korean media. Last year, the country suffered a series of embarrassing failed launches of its new medium-range Musudan missile before it successfully test-fired one.
Also Wednesday, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber and South Korean fighter jets conducted joint training exercises that displayed "strong deterrence against North Korean nuclear and missile threats," South Korea's Defense Ministry said. The U.S. military said the training was held after the bomber staged a similar exercise with Japanese fighter jets.
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Jooooish lightening ??
My question is when are we going to take the proper action to stop this madness— after a million people die here?
Rumor has it that a invisible heat ray from outer space was directed at the missile causing all the made in china parts to melt.
What’s that, an earlier Korean test? LOL
I hadn’t realized they were that far along...
I went to a North Korean launch event, and a sparkler-fest broke out.
BTW: Korea is on the line, and they wonder if you’re available for consultation.
Man, wouldn’t that be something? If that’s true NK should never be able to launch another one.
It’s looking more and more like Kim has a case of prOjectile Disfunction.
It’s either Kim or the muzzies who will kill us. Take your pick.
This should’ve been put out as a success story that DPRK scientists colluding w/foreign agents managed to sabotage the launch.
We don’t take him seriously, do we?
We have that same cavalier attitude with the muzzie invasion.
Ho Lee Crap!
Just tell Lil kim that if he would kidnap Maxine Walters the whole USA would fail quickly.
What I wonder about is if Dear Fat Leader executes his rocket scientists when their rockets blow up, wouldn’t he soon run out of rocket scientists?
Youngun Kim Chunkie should go for a trifecta - Maxine Waters, Diane Finestein, and upChuckie Schumer.
And we’ll throw Nan Pelosi in for free..
Love those Jiffy Pop hats
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