{"id":315002,"date":"2017-04-29T14:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T14:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=315002"},"modified":"2017-04-29T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T14:44:56","slug":"north-korea-crisis-north-in-another-failed-missile-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=315002","title":{"rendered":"North Korea crisis: North in another ‘failed’ missile launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say.<\/p>\n

The missile exploded shortly after take-off, they said – the second failed launch in the past fortnight.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump accused North Korea of showing “disrespect” towards China and its president.<\/p>\n

The missile was fired from a site in South Pyeongan province, north of Pyongyang, in the early hours of Saturday local time, South Korea said.<\/p>\n

It came just hours after the United Nations Security Council discussed North Korea’s missile programme.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump tweeted: “North Korea disrespected the wishes of China & its highly respected President when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. Bad!”<\/p>\n

Mr Trump recently hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping and praised him for “trying very hard” on North Korea.<\/p>\n

Tensions in the region have increased lately, with both North and South Korea conducting military exercises.<\/p>\n

North Korea is believed to be continuing efforts to miniaturise nuclear warheads and fit them on long-range missiles capable of reaching the US.<\/p>\n

It is not known what kind of missile was unsuccessfully launched on Saturday, however, one official told Reuters it was probably a medium-range missile known as a KN-17.<\/p>\n

The land-based, anti-ship ballistic missile has already had two failures, but its message is that US, South Korean and Japanese ships should beware.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, an American aircraft carrier – the USS Carl Vinson – has reportedly arrived in the region after it was sent to the Korean peninsula as part of Mr Trump’s “armada”.<\/p>\n

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The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said in a statement that the “unidentified missile” was fired “from a site in the vicinity of Bukchang in Pyeongannam-do (South Pyeongan Province)” early on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Commander Dave Benham, a spokesman for US Pacific Command, also said the launch had occurred near the Bukchang airfield.<\/p>\n

He added that the missile did not leave North Korean territory.<\/p>\n

‘A clear challenge’<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Saturday’s failed launch, the Japanese government condemned the test and said it had lodged a strong protest with North Korea through its diplomatic channels.<\/p>\n

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is currently in London, said it was a “clear challenge against the international community”.<\/p>\n

He added: “Since it is fully conceivable that there’ll be possibility for further provocation, we’d like to maintain a close co-ordination with the United States, our ally, to maintain a high status of alert. We’d like to be watertight to ensure safety for our citizens.”<\/p>\n

Hours earlier, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had called on the rest of the world to help force North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n

Mr Tillerson warned of “catastrophic consequences” if the Council did not act, saying it was “likely only a matter of time before North Korea develops the capability to strike the US mainland”.<\/p>\n

The US would use military force if necessary, he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Tillerson accused Council members of not fully enforcing existing sanctions against the North, and called on China in particular to use its trade links as influence.<\/p>\n

But Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the key to solving the problem did not lie with his country.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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