North Korea launches missile; test fails

North Korea test-fired two intermediate range ballistic missiles Thursday but both failed The country has conducted a series of missile launches in violation of U.N. resolutions and tests of military technology ahead of the Workers’ Party congress beginning May 6 Thursday’s tests seem to have been hurried, according to a defense expert in Seoul The U.S. Strategic Command said it tracked two missile launch attempts, neither of which posed a threat to North America