North Korea Defies US Warnings With Failed Missile Test
(WorldNews South Korea)

North Korea conducted a failed missile test Sunday in defiance of increased U.S. warnings that there would be serious consequences for such provocative actions, including a possible military response. According to the U.S. Pacific Command, a North Korean missile `blew up almost immediately` as it was launched near the country´s submarine base in Sinpo in South Hamgyong Province on the east coast of the country. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, en route to South Korea to talk about rising tensions over the North´s nuclear and missile program, was briefed on the failed launch and had been in touch with President Donald Trump, White House aides said. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis released a...