US officials say North Korea preparing missile launch within 3 days- report

North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate range ballistic missile within the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday.

North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate range ballistic missile within the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified US officials.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting an underwater test-fire of a strategic submarine ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on April 23. (AFP File Photo)

The communist nation planned the launch for between 24 and 72 hours, the cable network reported. It would be the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country this year in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, supported by China, that ban all ballistic missile-related activities by the North.