The military said that only the booster was activated, not the engine that takes over after launch, and not the warhead, so the missile could not travel far and the warhead could not detonate.
The missile test on Thursday was conducted aboard a frigate, the Niels Juel, in the port of Korsør, which sits beside the Great Belt.
The Great Belt is the strait between Denmark’s two largest islands, Zealand and Funen, and is part of the main shipping route between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
“From those I have spoken to in the Navy, they are taking it very calmly,” said Søren Nørby, an assistant professor at the Norwegian Defense Academy.
If it goes off, there is about 52 kilograms of metal object flying and falling down.”
Persons:
Flemming Lentfer, Niels Juel, ”, Søren Nørby
Organizations:
Navy, Norwegian Defense Academy, “
Locations:
U.S, Yemen, Korsør, Zealand, Funen, Baltic