The last time the DPRK tried to launch a missile was on April 16, but by all accounts the missile barely got off the ground.
“North Korea fired an unidentified missile from a site in the vicinity of Buckhang in Pyeongannam-do (South Pyeongan Province) early this morning,” according to a statement by the South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The US has vowed in recent weeks that the era of strategic patience is over.
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