The U.S. military detected a failed North Korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile, the Pentagon said on Saturday. It provided no details on what went wrong but said the launch never posed a threat to North America. “We strongly condemn this and North Korea’s other recent missile tests,” said U.S. Navy Commander Gary Ross, a Pentagon spokesman. Pyongyang is already under heavy international sanctions over its missile and nuclear tests. North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear blast on Sept. 9.

Source: Huffington Post October 15, 2016 20:25 UTC