South Korea military apologises after failed missile launch sparks alarm- PublishedSouth Korea's military has apologised after a failed missile launch during a joint drill with the United States sparked alarm among residents in the coastal city of Gangneung."I can't sleep because I feel anxious [after hearing] the explosion," said one user, according to news site Kang Won Ilbo.— Raphael Rashid (@koryodynasty) October 5, 2022It turns out it was the latter, gone very wrong.pic.twitter.com/AjT6dHPcYLNorth Korea's missile launch on Tuesday was the fifth carried out by Pyongyang in a week.But firing over or past Japan allows North Korean scientists to test missiles under circumstances "that are more representative of the conditions they'd endure in real-world use", analyst Ankit Panda told news agency Reuters.In September, North Korea passed a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state, with leader Kim Jong-un ruling out the possibility of talks on de-nuclearisation."