North Korea: the "new" ballistic missile explodes in flight

(To David Bartoccini)
15/04/16

According to reports from the Ministry of Defense, the umpteenth missile test in North Korea failed. The news was disclosed by the Yonhap agency (8.58 local time).

The launch would have been aborted or would have failed early in the morning. US intelligence was expected today: genetliaco of former dictator Kim II-sung and national holiday of North Korea, the demonstrative launch of an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) or an IRBM (Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile), probably a BM25 Musudan.

According to unofficial sources, always disclosed by the Yonhap news agency, in recent days two Musudan platforms had been sighted near the eastern coast of North Korea.

Il Musudan (IRBM) had never been tested.