Launches, possibly in response to US-South Korea joint military exercises, appear to end in failure and did not pose a threat to Guam, says USJapan’s top government spokesman says there is no direct threat to Japan following North Korea’s latest test-launch of three short-range missiles. Japan has previously deployed missile interceptors after North Korea threatened to fire projectiles over Japan toward the US territory of Guam. The launch comes weeks after North Korea created a tense standoff with the United States by threatening to lob some of its missiles toward Guam. North Korea has carried out nuclear tests and dozens of missile launches despite continued UN sanctions that began after Pyongyang’s first nuclear test in 2006. Concern is growing that with every new test, North Korea is edging towards developing a fully functioning ICBM that, in theory, could strike the US mainland.

Source: The Guardian August 25, 2017 22:52 UTC