North Korea attempted to fire off four missiles this morning, but each one exploded "within seconds of launch," reported the U.S. Pacific Command. That's already the third North Korean missile launch of 2017: It test-fired a Pukguksong-2 missile over the Sea of Japan on Feb. 11, and shot off four ballistic missiles on March 6 that flew roughly 620 miles before falling into the sea between North Korea and Japan.
Both U.S. and South Korean authorities confirmed the failed launch rather quickly this time - about an hour after the incident occurred...
"South Korea and the U.S. are aware of the missile launch and to their knowledge North Korea's missile was not successfully launched," South Korea's Ministry of Defense said in a statement at around 5:30 a.m. this morning.
However, two frustrating uncertainties now linger about this launch attempt...
North Korea's Missile Threat Today Shrouded in Mystery
Neither the United States nor South Korea have released information on what type of missiles North Korea tried to launch this morning, or on why the attempt failed in the first place, reported ABC News.
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Keeping such facts from the public could, of course, be intentional in order to minimize public panic.
However, the Pentagon's recent tendency to shirk North Korea's threats makes the news of today's governmental ignorance -- whether feigned or authentic -- all the more worrisome...
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You see, Pyongyang has made various technological advancements in recent years that the Pentagon has all but shrugged off.
Take the North Korean missile launch just slightly more than a month ago (on Feb. 11), for example...
That particular event coincided perfectly with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to Washington. Plus it was made no less than two days after President Donald Trump said that defending against North Korea's nuke and missile tests was a "very, very high priority" of his.
Still, the Pentagon reduced Pyongyang's show of aggression down to a pesky fly buzzing in America's ear when, on Feb. 12 (a whole day later), it acknowledged the launch occurred but claimed "it did not pose a threat."
What the Pentagon failed to note was that Pyongyang's particular attempt that day involved advanced, as-of-yet-unseen technology: sub-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). These weapons only require a quick cold pressure boost from a sub's engines to fling a nuke out into the ocean. And from there, the nuke would travel the rest of the way toward mainland U.S.A. all by itself.
It's these types of weapons advancements on North Korea's part that the United States just can't afford to be complacent about.
And while this morning's recognition from both Washington and Seoul after North Korea's launch attempt failed was indeed a refreshing improvement for both nations' public integrity, it's time for the allies to step up their games.
Because a well-armed, state-of-the-art North Korean military is coming our way, whether they want to admit it or not...
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