[Pinkbell]

"It failed? Someone is going to die for this."

What do you want to bet they tell the masses that it succeeded? With complete isolation from the outside world, they would have no way of knowing the difference. They want to appear strong to the people and able to take on the "evil imperialist Americans", so it's good propaganda to tell them they succeeded.

[Texas resident]

What’s interesting is that the new nork leader invited all kinds of media into his kingdom to witness the launch.
Usually, they don’t allow any media in case of a failure such as this. Don’t want the possibility of losing face.

ooops.

[Winstons Julia]

Face like a pancake.

[AmericanInTokyo]

He actually will order executions. Probably some of the officials briefing international reporters just the other day, strutting around cock of the walk style, talking about their Great Leader, are themselves going to be either put in a camp, or sent up before a firing squad in the next few days.

What an absolute international humiliation.

Boy I sure will like to hear their bullshit spin which they are constructing as they speak; how they can go out and brief the international press corps this morning from now, with a straight face, when they know a number of them are launch veterans and aerospace journalists (professionals). My guess? They will skedaddle them out of the country ASAP. What I DO hope they do not do is blame it on the South or USA that it was somehow shot down in an aggressive act. Well, it's First Secretary Fat Boy's (28 years old) time to show what he is made of, on the world stage.