North Korea attempted to launch a missile Friday afternoon, but the operation failed, according to a Pentagon official.
The communist country has tested four ballistic missiles since the beginning of the year, despite a the United Nations’ Security Council resolution to halt all nuclear-related tests.
North Korea, controlled by leader Kim Jong Un, has previously threatened nuclear attacks against Seoul, South Korea, Washington, D.C., and Manhattan.
The U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions on the defiant country, in part to keep it from importing any materials that could be used for nuclear projects.
