The US military has claimed that North Korea has conducted an unsuccessful launch of a powerful medium-range missile capable of hitting US bases as far away as Guam.
According to US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the launch, which was detected just after midday Saturday Korea time, was believed to be of a Musudan missile which the Asian country has now test-launched seven times, with only one partial success.
“The North American Aerospace Defence Command determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America,” it said in a statement.