The United States and South Korea say a North Korean missile test Wednesday ended in failure.

A spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command said the missile appeared to have exploded within seconds of launching from the Kalma peninsula, in the eastern part of the country.

South Korea's military said the apparent test launch did not go off normally.

Neither country gave details about what type of missile was tested, and both said they were continuing to analyze the launch.

Earlier this month, North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan in response to annual U.S.-South Korea military drills, which the North sees as a preparation for war.

Three of the missiles flew about 1,000 kilometers and landed in Japanese waters, the Pentagon said. U.S. officials said the weapons were medium-range rockets that did not pose a threat to North America.

美国和韩国说，朝鲜星期三进行的导弹试射失败。

美军太平洋司令部发言人说，看来导弹从朝鲜东部葛麻半岛发射几秒钟后爆炸。

韩国军方说，看来朝鲜进行的试射没有正常完成。

美国和韩国都没有具体说朝鲜试射导弹的类型，双方都说正在继续分析这次导弹试射。

3月早些时候，朝鲜向日本沿海海域发射了4枚弹道导弹，回应美韩年度联合军演。朝鲜将美韩军演视为战争准备。

美国五角大楼说，4枚导弹中的3枚飞行约1000公里后落入日本水域。美国官员说，朝鲜发射的是中程导弹，对北美不构成威胁。

The United States and South Korea say a North Korean missile test Wednesday ended in failure.

A spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command said the missile appeared to have exploded within seconds of launching from the Kalma peninsula, in the eastern part of the country.

South Korea's military said the apparent test launch did not go off normally.

Neither country gave details about what type of missile was tested, and both said they were continuing to analyze the launch.

Earlier this month, North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan in response to annual U.S.-South Korea military drills, which the North sees as a preparation for war.

Three of the missiles flew about 1,000 kilometers and landed in Japanese waters, the Pentagon said. U.S. officials said the weapons were medium-range rockets that did not pose a threat to North America.

美国和韩国说，朝鲜星期三进行的导弹试射失败。

美军太平洋司令部发言人说，看来导弹从朝鲜东部葛麻半岛发射几秒钟后爆炸。

韩国军方说，看来朝鲜进行的试射没有正常完成。

美国和韩国都没有具体说朝鲜试射导弹的类型，双方都说正在继续分析这次导弹试射。

3月早些时候，朝鲜向日本沿海海域发射了4枚弹道导弹，回应美韩年度联合军演。朝鲜将美韩军演视为战争准备。

美国五角大楼说，4枚导弹中的3枚飞行约1000公里后落入日本水域。美国官员说，朝鲜发射的是中程导弹，对北美不构成威胁。