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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I know that InfoWars are not particularly looked upon with favor in FR, but this particular article looks interesting:
TITLE: DID THE U.S. MILITARY INFILTRATE NORTH KOREAN DEFENSE NETWORKS AND TAKE OUT THEIR LATEST MISSILE TEST?
According to Reuters, Associated Press and other Western media agencies, a North Korean missile test on Tuesday “did not go off normally.”
If he keeps it up, he’ll run out of missiles before he gets them perfected.
The Israelis reportedly took out a convoy that had NK missiles among its goods.
Had same thought ..... jam the kimchi out of the norks nukes .....
Rocket engineers will be dead before sunset..................
Excellent!! Hopefully that commie nutcase will choke on his dog lunch.
They shouldn’t have bothered..................
Sum Ting Wen Wong!
Has the fat little turd killed the guys who designed the missile yet?
If not, I am sure their deaths are imminent.
Executions pending....
Ruh-roh. Some NK rocket engineer is going to be hearing about this.
OK, if he kills every single Missile Scientist who fails, how many will he have left?
Well, the tower wasn’t a party member. It didn’t need to eat healthy food.
Smirk
I don’t think he cares. Its the killin’ that counts!
Never trust ACME rockets. Doesn’t Kimmy watch Wile E Coyote?
He will be ballast on the rocket for the next launch.
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