Video Shows Possible Failure of North Korean ICBM Test
Footage from a Japanese broadcaster suggests the nation’s missile program may be slightly less advanced than it claims.
by Aria Bendix
Aug 01, 2017
2 minutes
Just days after North Korea an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of reaching major U.S. cities like Los Angeles, Denver, and Chicago, new video footage suggests that a key part of the missile broke into pieces upon re-entering the earth’s atmosphere. The evidence—taken by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK—was first identified by Michael Elleman, a missile expert at on 38 North, a research site affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.
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