美国与韩国军方官员说，他们探测到朝鲜在西北部龟城进行了一次失败的弹道导弹发射。

　　In a statement, The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said North Korea likely launched a Musudan intermediate-range missile early Thursday. U.S. and South Korean monitors say the missile appeared to have exploded shortly after take-off and thus posed no threat.

　　北美防空司令部在声明中说，朝鲜星期四早晨可能发射了一枚舞水端中程导弹。美韩监测人员说，导弹显然在发射后不久爆炸，没有构成威胁。

　　"We strongly condemn the North's continued illegal acts of provocation and are fully prepared to counter any further provocations," the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement Thursday.

　　韩国参谋长联席会议星期四发表声明说，“我们对朝鲜持续的非法挑衅行动提出强烈谴责，全面准备对抗任何进一步挑衅。”

　　Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference Thursday Japan was aware of the missile launch and expects more missiles out of North Korea as the country expands its development program.

　　日本内阁官房长官菅义伟星期四在新闻发布会上说，日本已经知悉朝鲜导弹试射的消息，并预计，随着朝鲜武器发展项目的扩大，朝鲜还会试射更多导弹。