North Korea suspected missile fails after launch, says South Korea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unknown projectile which appeared to fail immediately after launch. The suspected missile was fired from an airfield outside the capital Pyongyang. The airfield has been the site of several launches, including previous tests of what the US alleges were intercontinental ballistic missiles, IICBMs. This comes as North Korea has in recent weeks stepped up its weapons testing. North Korea has so far carried out nine weapons tests this year. Pyongyang has however, maintained that the launches on February 26 and March 4 were focused on developing a reconnaissance satellite.