DPRK leader Kim Jong Un reacts with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test-launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July, 5, 2017. KCNA/via (REUTERS/File Photo)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Pacific Command said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched three missiles earlier Friday but none of them had posed a threat.
"The first and third missiles...failed in flight," said the spokesman, Commander Dave Benham.
"The second missile launch... appear to have blown up almost immediately," he said.