A few moments ago we started seeing reports that North Korea had fired 3 short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan:
Seoul: North Korea Fires Several Projectiles to Sea https://t.co/L1LYscH7SL
— Military.com (@Militarydotcom) August 25, 2017
Yeah, great timing guys:
https://twitter.com/ismh/status/901224100810678272
The latest report from the Pentagon, however, is that all 3 missiles failed:
US Pacific Command: North Korea launched 3 short-range missiles. 1st and 3rd failed. 2nd blew up 'immediately' near city of Kittaeryong.
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 25, 2017
UPDATE on North Korea. US Pacific Command says #NKorea fired 3 ballistic missiles. 2 FAILED in flight. The third blew up almost immediately.
— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) August 25, 2017
Report from @PacificCommand on North Korea ballistic missile launches. pic.twitter.com/XyAQ7VEoDn
— Dave LewAllen (@tvnewzguy) August 25, 2017
Whoops.
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