April 18, 2016

"The attempted firing of a mid-range ballistic missile on Friday by North Korea, although it failed, marks the latest in a string of sabre-rattling moves that, if unchecked, will lead the country down a blind alley.

The BM-25 missile, or 'Musudan,' with a range of 3,000 km, is able to reach the US territory of Guam in the Pacific, according to the South Korean Yonhap news agency.

Although Pyongyang has not confirmed the firing, the timing, coming on the 'Day of the Sun' that celebrates the birthday of late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, is widely believed to have been an attempt to show defiance against the ongoing US-South Korea military drills and the latest sanctions brought by the UN Security Council resolution last month."

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