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This week's news about North Korea and the Korean Peninsula focus on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.



First of all, reporter Kim A-young delivers the silence of North Korea after failing to launch a presumed ICBM missile. 



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North Korea launched a so-called monster ICBM, the Hwasong 17 type, with tens of thousands of wheels on a mobile launch pad on the 16th.



South Korean and American intelligence officials said that the projectile detonated at an altitude of less than 20 km. How was the North Korean media report the next day?



This is the Chosun Central TV corner that collects and reports daily newspaper articles from North Korea.



It was the very next day after a failed Hwasong Type 17 projectile was fired from the Sunan Airfield in Pyongyang, and the related news was not published anywhere.



On the 15th of the month following the 110th anniversary, the news was filled with news that raised the mood for Kim Il-sung's birthday or encouraged achievements.

[Chosun Central TV: The Rodong Sinmun



carries an article titled, “There is an eternal and infinite future of Juche Joseon on the road to honoring the great leaders for ten million years on the front page.”)



They claimed to have tested for satellite launch only on the 27th of last month and the 5th of this month, but this time they were completely silent.



North Korea usually releases a report of a great success the day after launching a new missile.



[Chosun Central TV (Reported in January): Great success in the development of hypersonic weapons.]



[Chosun Central TV (Reported in May 2017): When the great success of the Hwasong Type 12 test launch was concluded, the sky shook...

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However, when the launch fails, it is common to move on as if nothing had happened.



This was also the case when it attempted to launch a medium-range missile, Musudan, in 2016.



There were no reports of failed successive launches, but the first successful launch on the sixth attempt was widely publicized.



[Chosun Central TV (June 2016, report on the successful launch of Musudan): You said with great faith that you have a certain ability to attack Americans in the Pacific operating zone in a comprehensive and realistic way.]



Submarine launch ballistics from the East Sea in 2015 Even when the missiles and SLBMs failed to launch, there was no report the next day.



North Korea's unwillingness to disclose the origin of negative things and the unwillingness to disclose information on the cause of the launch failure seem to be the reason for silence.



However, as the launch took place at Pyongyang Sunan Airport, it seems that many residents have sensed the noise or smoke from the explosion.