In the DPRK, the next tests of ballistic missiles ended in failure

North Korea conducted unsuccessful tests of a medium -range ballistic missile type "Musudan". This was reported by the South Korean agency Yonhap with reference to a source in the military department.

“We are allegedly talking about a rocket of the Musudan type. The rocket was launched at about 6:40 in the morning (01:40 Moscow time) in the area of ​​the city of Vonsan. However, apparently, a few seconds later the missile fell to the ground,” the agency’s source said. In his words, the authorities of South Korea and the United States are conducting a detailed assessment of the launch.

According to other sources of the agency, the rocket fell in the coastal zone. The launch of the rocket was recorded by the US surveillance satellite.

The Musudan class missile has a flight range of more than 3,000 kilometers. This is enough to achieve the American military bases in Japan and in guam.

A second test report appeared later. It was also unsuccessful. Presumably, the rocket exploded in the air.

“The actions of the DPRK of this plan cause extreme concern,” said the representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Duzharrick. “We again turn to the DPRK with an appeal to stop further provocative actions and return to the complete observance of international obligations.”

In South Korea, a series of missile tests that began in the DPRK with the opening of the first Congress of the ruling labor party of Korea in early May is associated in the DPRK. Experts do not exclude that failures with missiles can provoke the DPRK authorities to conduct nuclear tests.

On the night of March 18, North Korea launched two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of ​​Japan. The start of the second rocket was marked 22 minutes after the launch of the first. At an altitude of 17 kilometers, her trace was lost. The military suggests that she could explode in the air.

On April 15, on the 104th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the DPRK Kim Il Sen, in the country they held an unsuccessful launch of a ballistic missile . The US State Department reported that "they saw messages about launch and are closely monitoring the development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula." “We again call North Korea to refrain from actions and statements that could increase tension in the region, and focus on taking specific steps to fulfill their international obligations,” the foreign ministry noted.

On April 23, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine . Seoul said they consider the launch unsuccessful. According to the South Korean military, the rocket flew about 30 kilometers and fell into the sea.

On March 17, US President Barack Obama signed a decree on the introduction of new sanctions against the DPRK . As the representative of the White House Josh Ernest said, Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests were the reason for this. According to new sanctions, the state property of North Korea in the United States is frozen, American investments and export to North Korea are prohibited. Sanctions also involve the entry into black lists of any persons and companies leading things with Pyongyang, and not only American ones.

The restrictions will affect trading transactions "metal, graphite, coal or software in which the North Korean or TPK government will receive any income." According to the document, sanctions are affected by persons and companies that "participated in violation of human rights by the North Korean or TPK government, use the work of workers from the DPRK, and are engaged in cybercriminations with the support of Pyongyan.

The list also includes sanctions approved by the UN Security Council on March 2. These are the most stringent sanctions against North Korea over the past decades.