Three North Korea short range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, a temporary blow to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion, U.S. military officials said. The U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that two of the North's missiles failed in flight after an unspecified distance, and another appeared to have blown up immediately. The JCS said the South Korea and U.S. militaries were analyzing the launch and didn't immediately provide more details. The rival Koreas recently saw their testy relationship get worse after Pyongyang and U.S. President Donald Trump traded warlike threats. The border islands have occasionally seen military skirmishes between the rivals, including a North Korean artillery barrage on Yeonpyeong in 2010 that left two South Korean marines and two civilians dead.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2017 22:55 UTC