North Korea carried out another banned ballistic missile test on Friday, U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News, but the missile exploded just after launch. "The launch was unsuccessful and exploded in midair," a South Korean military official told NBC News. South Korea is "totally ready to meet any and all kinds of provocation," the official added. Two U.S. officials said the missile was short-range, capable of reaching the South Korean capital of Seoul, but not Japan. It was launched shortly after 6 a.m. local time from an area north of Pyongyang, North Korea's capital. Read more http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-test-fires-ballistic-missile-u-s-official-says-n752736
