This is currently breaking on NBC and MSNBC, but according to sources on-air, the N. Korean Missile launched today has broken up after launch.
This is NOT an auspicious beginning for the reign of the new "Dear Leader", the young Kim Jong Un.
Will update with more info once I get it.
UPDATE 1: This attempted launch MIGHT be construed so as to be a breach of an agreement to provide "nutritional aid" to N. Korea if they agreed to certain behavior, such as NOT launching missiles, enriching urainium, and possibly more.
7:06 PM PT: 7 PM - here is a link to the NY times article (remember they have a paywall and only the first so many articles you read per month are free ): http://www.nytimes.com/...
7:07 PM PT: And here's a link to a HuffPo article with a lot of coverage: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...