New North Korean Space Launches Coming 'Fairly Soon'

Don't dismiss North Korea's failed satellite launch this week as an indication that the threat from Pyongyang is overblown, Hermit Kingdom watchers warn.

Even though North Korea's potentially hurried attempt to place the country's first spy satellite into orbit ended in failure, experts note that many of the military programs under leader Kim Jong Un have ultimately come to maturity only after a string of seemingly embarrassing setbacks.