TOKYO (Sputnik) — On April 14, North Korea deployed one or two Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its eastern coast, according to the South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. The following day, the South Korean military said the North appeared to have tried a missile launch, which ended in a failure.
"Signs have been detected that North Korea is trying to launch another Musudan missile after their failed launch that took place earlier on the birthday of (North Korean former president) Kim Il-sung," the source said Tuesday, as quoted by the Yonhap news agency.
According to the source, the new missile is ready to be launched from the same site where the Musudan missiles were allegedly deployed last week, an area near North Korea's eastern port city of Wonsan.
The news comes three days after Pyongyang reportedly test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in the Sea of Japan.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.
