South Korea missile fails during live-fire drill with US after North Korea test

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up during a live-fire drill with the US that was a reprisal for North Korea’s successful launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan (South Korea Defence Ministry/AP)

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up during a live-fire drill with the US which was a reprisal for North Korea’s successful launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan.

The missile fired by Pyongyang on Tuesday had the range to strike the US territory of Guam.