The launch comes a day after the North issued an ominous warning of a potential pre-emptive strike.
North Korea attempted a missile launch Wednesday morning but it failed almost immediately, U. S. military officials and South Korea said.
« A missile appears to have exploded within seconds of launch, » U. S. Pacific Command spokesman Dave Benham said in a statement. « We are working with our interagency partners on a more detailed assessment. We continue to monitor North Korea’s actions closely. »
The launch comes a day after Kim Jong Un’s regime issued an ominous warning of a potential pre-emptive strike after a test over the weekend of a new advanced rocket engine.
« The world will soon witness what eventful significance the … recent ground jet test of Korean-style high-thrust engine will carry, » North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday via state-run news agency KCNA.
