South Korea’s military says a North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in mid-air in an apparent failed launch
Highlights
- South Korea’s military says a North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in mid-air in an apparent failed launch.
- The launch, the 10th of its kind this year, shows North Korea is determined to press ahead on its push to modernize its weapons arsenal.
- The U.S.
- and South Korean militaries said last week that North Korea had tested an ICBM system in two recent launches.
- If it was an attempt for a full-range Hwasong-17 launch, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would likely have been at the launch site to observe it, an official says.
- North Korea’s state news agency released photos of a smiling Kim, clad in a long black leather coat, visiting a towering apartment complex under construction.