韓媒:朝鮮試射中程彈道導彈 疑遭失敗
North Korea attempted to launch an intermediate range ballistic missile off the country's east coast on last Friday but the launch failed, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
據韓國聯合通訊社報道，上週五朝鮮在其東海岸嘗試發射一枚中程彈道導彈，但最終試驗失敗。The failed launch follows North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch the next month, which led to fresh U.N. sanctions.
這次失敗的試驗是朝鮮自今年於1月進行的核試驗和2月進行的遠程火箭試驗後的第三次試驗。前兩次試驗使得聯合國對朝鮮進行了新的制裁。Yonhap said the failed launch appeared to be a Musudan missile with a range of more than 3,000 kms (1,800 miles).
聯合通訊社報道稱，該失敗試驗使用的可能是舞水端導彈，射程超過3000千米（1800英里）。
The U.S. military detected and tracked the missile launch at 0533 Korea time, a Defense Department spokesman said in a statement. The missile did not pose a threat to North America, the statement said. "We call again on North Korea to refrain from actions and rhetoric that further raise tensions in the region and focus instead on taking concrete steps toward fulfilling its international commitments and obligations," the official said.
美國國防部發言人發表聲明稱，美國軍方是在韓國時間5時33分監測到導彈發射的。聲明中還提到，該導彈對北美不會造成任何威脅。該官員表示：“我們再次呼籲朝鮮在言語和行動上避免加深半島的緊張局勢，並且以實際行動履行其國際義務和責任。”Last Friday is the anniversary of North Korean founding president Kim Il Sung's birthday, April 15, and is widely celebrated in the isolated country. In 2012, the day was marked by a long range rocket launch attempt, which also failed.
上週五（4月15日）是朝鮮建國主席金日成的誕辰，舉國慶祝。2012年的這一天，朝鮮同樣進行了遠距導彈試驗，最終結果也失敗了。Some experts have said North Korea may choose to test-fire the Musudan in the near future as it tries to build an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to put the mainland United States within range.
一些專家已經表示，朝鮮可能不久就會選擇在舞水端進行試射，因爲其正試圖完成一個將美國大陸納入射程範圍的洲際導彈。North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy ，South Korea and the United States, often fires missiles during periods of tension in the region or when it comes under pressure to curb its defiance and abandon its weapons programs.
朝鮮經常定期威脅稱要毀滅韓國和美國，也經常在半島局勢緊張時，或者是被要求收起氣焰、放棄武器項目的時候發射導彈。
