BREAKING NEWS
A show of strength by North Korea fizzled as one of its ballistic missiles “blew up almost immediately” upon launch, an official said
Saturday, April 15, 2017 8:01 PM EDT
North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday morning from near its submarine base in Sinpo on its east coast, but the launch failed, according to the South Korean military.
The timing was a deep embarrassment for the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, because the missile appeared to have been launched to show off his daring as a fleet of American warships approached his country to deter provocations.
NYTimes