The US and UK have hit out at North Korea following its failed missile launch, calling the regime's behaviour "provocative" and "belligerent".
The medium-range missile "blew up almost immediately" following the launch early on Sunday, according to US military.
It comes as US Vice President Mike Pence arrived at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which divides the secretive state from South Korea.
He flew into Camp Bonifas - a UN post just a few hundred metres from the 2.5-mile wide DMZ.
He is due to meet military leaders and US troops stationed there as part of a 10-day Asian tour.
US national security adviser Lieutenant General HR McMaster said the rogue state's actions "just can't continue".
"This latest missile test just fits into a pattern of provocative, destabilising, and threatening behaviour on the part of the North Korean regime," he said.
"And I think there is international consensus now, including the Chinese, and the Chinese leadership, that this is a situation that just can't continue."
He said the US was working with the Chinese leadership to "develop a range of options".
Former Conservative foreign secretary Sir Malcom Rifkind said it was possible the weapon had either malfunctioned or was sabotaged by a US cyberattack.
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