North Korea Ballistic Missile Test-Fire Fails; US Pacific Command Aware

Just when you thought it was safe to sink into a tall glass of beer as US government shutdown was avoided, South Korea’s Yonhap News reports that the South Korean military has confirmed that North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile.
(URGENT) N. Korea test-fires a ballistic missile: S. Korean military. — Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) April 28, 2017

The missile was reportedly fired from an area just north of Pyongyang. South Korean military is currently analyzing the missile type and flight distance. Yonhap aditionally reports that the launch of one ballistic missile appears to have failed.
U. S. Pacific Command on reported North Korean missile test: “We’re aware of the event.” This comes just hours after U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Friday that failure to curb North Korea’s nuclear and missile development could lead to ‘catastrophic consequences,’ while China and Russia cautioned Washington against threatening military force.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 28, 2017.