US intelligence detected a test of a North Korean long range missile on Sunday, but it blew up just seconds after launch. Some sort of demonstration was expected during the North Korean commemoration of the birth of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung. The failed launch took place as US Vice President Mike Pence was visiting South Korea as part of a 10 day swing through Asia. USA Today: The U.S. had good intelligence both before and after the launch, said a White House foreign policy adviser traveling with Vice President Mike Pence, who arrived in Seoul in the afternoon to start a 10-day trip to Asia. No planned response is expected from the Trump administration because the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the administration's initial understanding of the launch, said there was no need for the U.S. to reinforce the failure. The official said that had it been a nuclear test, "other actions would have been taken by the...(Read Full Post)