The United States and South Korea said they detected a failed North Korean missile launch Wednesday, the country's second failed test in less than a week. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that the launch was attempted near an airport in North Korea's Pyongan province, where the North on Saturday unsuccessfully tried to launch what U.S. and South Korean military officials assessed as the same type of missile. Cho June-hyuck, spokesman of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, said the latest launches show North Korea's "fanatical obsession" with nuclear weapons and missile developments. Gary Ross, said the U.S. condemns the attempted missile launch, calling it a provocation. An anchor from North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television said that the North Korea will launch more satellites to "conquer" space, even if rival South Korea "barks" at the launches like a "mad dog."

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 09:33 UTC