Kim Jong-un stars in film of missile launch on North Korean TV

 North Korean state television has broadcast a Hollywood-style film that purports to show Kim Jong-un and military officials overseeing the launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch drew international condemnation.

N Korea 'fires missile from Pyongyang'

North Korea fires missile from Pyongyang, media reports say, as Japan warns residents to take shelter

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The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday that, "North Korea fired an unidentified projectile this morning toward the east from the Sunan area in North Korea."

North Korea early on Friday fired an unidentified missile eastward from the Sunan district in its capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's military said.

The South Korean and U.S. militaries were analyzing details of the launch, the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

The missile has flown over Japan, Japan's NHK television said.

North Korean Rocket Blows Up At Launch

North Korea in an effort at intimidation launched a missile and to prove its technological prowess launched a missile today. Unfortunately their technological marvel blew up at immediately after launch.  I'm sure Mango Mussolini was hiding in fear at Mar a Lago.  He wasn't of course. He was touting his  "fabulous" food poisoning restaurant.

The US said a ballistic missile exploded within seconds of the launch.

Hours earlier, North Korea paraded what appeared to be long-range ballistic missiles at a major military display.

It has already conducted five nuclear tests and a series of missile launches in contravention of UN resolutions.

The latest development comes as US Vice-President Mike Pence heads to the South Korean capital, Seoul, where he is expected to discuss the best way to deal with North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes.

"North Korea attempted to test an unidentified type of missile from [its eastern port of] Sinpo," the South Korean defence ministry said, adding that the launch on Sunday had "failed".   


     
One wouldn't to be part of the team that had any part in the missiles construction or launch.  As they aren't long for this earth.

The Kim-Il sung Birthday Missile Launch Failure

North Korea wanting to celebrate the birth of the country's founder Kim-Il sung launched a missile unfortunately it failed to do what missiles do and that is fly.  Perhaps they can look into Acme technology it always "works" for Wile E. Coyote

North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its eastern coast Friday, but the launch ended in failure, according to South Korean and U.S. officials.

South Korea's military did not specify what sort of missile was part of the test. The attempt involved an intermediate-range Musudan missile, according to South Korean media reports.

The launch effort came on the birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, on the holiday known as "Day of the Sun."

"If the reports are true, and this mobile missile launch attempt did fail, it would be a major disappointment for the North Korean regime because it is happening on the most significant holiday of the year," said CNN's Will Ripley from Pyongyang.