North Korea ballistic missile test fails: Report

Source: NBC News
Published: Apr 28, 2017
Author: Christine Wang
Post Date: 2017-04-28 17:50:25 by cranky
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North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday in local time, Korean news service Yonhap reported citing South Korea's military.

A U.S. official confirmed to NBC News that there was a failed test and that it was not nuclear.

The incident comes as the United States reconsiders its strategy in dealing with the isolated nation.

In an interview with Reuters published late Thursday, President Donald Trump said "major, major" conflict with North Korea is possible, but that he would prefer a diplomatic solution.

Trump also told Reuters that he wants South Korea to pay for the $1 billion missile defense system. The system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), is designed to protect South Korea and Japan from missile attack, and it could be operational as soon as summer 2017.

On Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the United Nations to take new sanctions against North Korea.

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that the chamber would hold a vote on sanctions next week, which he said would target North Korea's shipping industry and "those who employ North Korean slave labor abroad."

This story is developing. Please check back for further updates.

— NBC News, Reuters, CNBC's Jacob Pramuk and Everett Rosenfeld contributed to this report.

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#1: Hondo68    To: cranky (#0)

South Korea's military said Kim Jong-Un's regime had fired the unidentified missile from around Pukchang, which is near the North's capital.

Seoul and Washington said the mid-range ballistic missile had apparently failed shortly after launch. It reportedly appeared to have blown up a few seconds into the flight.

news.sky.com/story/north-...allistic-missile-10855244

The video above says the missile was fired from "off the coast".

That may not be right. Maybe an island? As far as I remember the nork capital is not near any coast.

Hondo68 posted on 2017-04-28 20:01:28   Reply   Private Reply

#2: paraclete    To: cranky (#0)

Kim is a little desperate for a win here, failed missile launches don't put fear into your enemy, and there may be some rocket scientists get reassigned to a farm for correction

paraclete posted on 2017-04-28 20:08:09   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Stoner    To: paraclete (#2)

" there may be some rocket scientists get reassigned to a farm for correction "

Or used for bayonet practice.

Stoner posted on 2017-04-28 21:36:14   Reply   Private Reply

#5: paraclete    To: Stoner (#4)

Or used for bayonet practice.

enough failures and they may use Kim for bayonet practice

paraclete posted on 2017-04-28 23:01:10   Reply   Private Reply

#6: Deckard    To: paraclete (#2)

failed missile launches don't put fear into your enemy

They seem to be scaring Trump and his neocon cabal.

He should be laughing at the ineptitude of N. Korea.

Deckard posted on 2017-04-29 00:04:37   Reply   Private Reply