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MowCowWhoHow III

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Thu Oct 20, 2016, 12:15 PM Oct 2016

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



Pentagon chief vows 'overwhelming' response to any N.Korea nuke use (AFP)

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."

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2016/Oct-20/377407-pentagon-chief-vows-overwhelming-response-to-any-nkorea-nuke-use.ashx
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Another North Korea missile fails after launch, say U.S. and South (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2016 OP
Baby missile DK504 Oct 2016 #1
They should just load a catapult with Samsung smartphones and fling them at their enemies. nt onehandle Oct 2016 #2
Exclusive launch footage awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #3
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