US detects failed N. Korea missile launch

The United States military detected a failed ballistic missile test launch in North Korea near the northwestern city of Kusong, the Pentagon said on Saturday. Even though the United Nations prohibits North Korea from using any ballistic or nuclear technology, the isolated nation has still gone forward with several missile tests this year.

"We strongly condemn this and North Korea's other recent missile tests, which violate U.N. Security Council Resolutions explicitly prohibiting North Korea's launches using ballistic missile technology," Pentagon spokesman Gary Ross said in a statement, as quoted by CNN. According to Reuters, Ross added that the U.S.'s commitment to regional allies such as South Korea and Japan, two countries threatened often by North Korean weapons tests, remained "iron clad."

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) stated that the test launch posed no threat to North America. Additionally, the BBC reports that there has been "no reaction" from North Korea.

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