Another North Korea missile fails after launch, say U.S. and South
Source: Reuters
North Korea test-fired a missile that failed immediately after launch early on Thursday, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said, hours after the two countries agreed to step up efforts to counter the North's nuclear and missile threats.
The missile was believed to be an intermediate-range Musudan and was launched from the western city of Kusong, where the isolated state attempted but failed to launch the same type of missile on Saturday, the U.S. Strategic Command and South Korea's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The launch came shortly after the United States and South Korea agreed in Washington to bolster military and diplomatic efforts to counter the North's nuclear and missile programs, which it is pursuing in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
"We strongly condemn the North's continued illegal acts of provocation," the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN12K052
WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Ashton Carter on Thursday decried North Korea's latest missile test and vowed an "overwhelming" response if Pyongyang were ever to launch a nuclear weapon.
"We strongly condemn last night's attempt," Carter said at a joint press conference with his South Korean counterpart, Han Min-Koo.
"Make no mistake: Any attack on America or our allies will not only be defeated, but any use of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming and effective response."
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DK504
(3,847 posts)Seems Kim can't his Hy-Po-Dong up without catastrophic failure. Says a lot about who he is.