North Korean launch of ballistic missile from sub may have failed

Yonhap news agency quoted a government official as saying that the missile, KN-11, was sacked between 2:20 pm (05:20 GMT) and 2:40 pm.

The style must also copy that of their leader, Kim Jong-un, reports Chosun Ilbo, a newspaper in South Korea.

The submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), however, failed to soar from the waters, the official was quoted as saying, noting that debris from the missile found on the ocean surface proved the apparent failure. However, the authenticity of the launch could not be verified. If the report is true, it would mark the first test-firing of the SLBM by North Korea since May when Pyongyang made an official announcement of its successful test-launch of a ballistic missile, overseen by top leader Kim Jong Un.

But North Korea had also always been suspected of planning a provocation such as a rocket launch or a nuclear test – the reclusive state is barred from either action under multiple United Nations resolutions. However, Pyongyang has defied the UNSC sanctions and is firm on harnessing the sophisticated weapons technology.

In September, the country said it was ready to use nuclear weapons against the USA at any time and that its main nuclear facility was fully operational. “Even if they have failed to successfully launch it today, it’s telling the world it will keep going with weapons development”, he added.

The cut is apparently known as the “ambitious style” in North Korea. North and South Korea are technically still at war because the conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.