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originally posted by: cavtrooper7
a reply to: spy66
Intel says it broke up on it's own.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: D8Tee
Not really, not ballistic ones.
en.wikipedia.org...
The most recent test saw the missile explode about two or three minutes after launch. According to South Korean military experts, the missile reached an altitude three times higher than "stabilizing height, which means the chances that any internal mechanical failure caused the explosion were very low," the Korea Times reported.
originally posted by: dontneedaname
South Korea: Pyongyang’s Missile ‘Failure’ on Saturday Was Deliberate
www.atimes.com...
The most recent test saw the missile explode about two or three minutes after launch. According to South Korean military experts, the missile reached an altitude three times higher than "stabilizing height, which means the chances that any internal mechanical failure caused the explosion were very low," the Korea Times reported.
Explosion to test future EMP? Or as the article says, explosive detonator for nuke bomb.