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North Korea conducts dual test of Musudan missile
Last edited Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:10 PM - Edit history (1)
UPDATED - Original headline was: North Korea launches missile but test appears to have failedSource: The Guardian and agencies
North Korea conducts dual test of Musudan missile
First launch fails and results of second are unknown as regime
tries again with medium-range missile that is not known to have
ever been fired successfully
Guardian staff and agencies
Wednesday 22 June 2016 01.44 BST
North Korea conducted two back-to-back tests of a new medium-range missile on Wednesday, with at least one launch ending in failure, South Korea’s defence ministry said.
The first test shortly before 6am local time was deemed to have failed. South Korea said it was unable to confirm the status of a second launch, about two hours later, from the same location on the east coast.
Both test were believed to be of an intermediate-range Musudan missile that is designed to reach US bases as far away as Guam, but is not known to have ever been tested successfully.
North Korea had previously carried out four failed Musudan tests in 2016, in a setback for a weapons programme that ultimately aspires to develop a proven nuclear strike capability against the US mainland.
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First launch fails and results of second are unknown as regime
tries again with medium-range missile that is not known to have
ever been fired successfully
Guardian staff and agencies
Wednesday 22 June 2016 01.44 BST
North Korea conducted two back-to-back tests of a new medium-range missile on Wednesday, with at least one launch ending in failure, South Korea’s defence ministry said.
The first test shortly before 6am local time was deemed to have failed. South Korea said it was unable to confirm the status of a second launch, about two hours later, from the same location on the east coast.
Both test were believed to be of an intermediate-range Musudan missile that is designed to reach US bases as far away as Guam, but is not known to have ever been tested successfully.
North Korea had previously carried out four failed Musudan tests in 2016, in a setback for a weapons programme that ultimately aspires to develop a proven nuclear strike capability against the US mainland.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/21/north-korea-launches-missile-but-test-appears-to-have-failed
