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North Korea: Ballistic missile launch fails for the fourth time in recent months, South Korea says

flag-N-Korea North Korea appears to have tried and failed with a fresh ballistic missile launch in violation of existing UN resolutions, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said.

Key points:

  • The fourth recent attempt to launch the North’s medium-range Musudan missile has failed
  • Japan had readied naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile batteries, media said
  • G7 leaders demanded last week that the North refrain from provocative action

Seoul said the missile test took place at 6:30am AEST on Tuesday near the eastern port city of Wonsan.

“The attempted missile launch … is believed to have failed,” a ministry spokesman said……..http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-31/north-korea-ballistic-missile-launch-fails-south-korea-says/7461280

June 1, 2016 - Posted by | North Korea, weapons and war

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