During the Military Committee Meeting between U.S. and South Korean military officials at the Pentagon today, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, affirmed that despite the nuclear and missile threat from North Korea, the U.S.-South Korea alliance will continue to grow firmer and stronger, and the U.S. will continue its ironclad commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula. The deployment of the U.S. Army’s terminal high altitude area defense anti-ballistic missile system is a direct answer to North Korea’s nuclear and missile program, officials said. The THAAD system pictured here is a globally transportable, rapidly deployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere during its final phase of flight, according to DoD’s Missile Defense Agency website. Lockheed Martin photo

The THAAD system pictured here is a globally transportable, rapidly deployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere during its final phase of flight, according to DoD’s Missile Defense Agency website. Lockheed Martin photo
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North Korea Launches New Missile, However Test Fails

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North Korea defied world pressure and launched early Friday a new ballistic missile test. The launch is reported to have exploded not long after lifting off.

The US Pacific Command said it detected a North Korean missile launch at 5:33 a.m. local time. The ballistic missile launch occurred near the Puk Chang airfield.

The missile did not leave North Korean territory, with debris reported to have landed in the East Sea.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America.

In a tweet, US President Donald Trump said, “North Korea disrespected the wishes of China & its highly respected President when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. Bad!”

US Pacific Command reiterated that it “stands behind our steadfast commitment to the security of our allies in the Republic of Korea and Japan.”

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the UN Security Table that, “All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table.”

“Diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary,” Tillerson added.

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