South Korea and the US launched eight surface-to-surface missiles early Monday in response to North Korea’s volley of short-range ballistic missiles a day earlier.
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The train included one US Military missile and 7 from South Korea, fired over a 10-minute interval beginning at 4:45 a.m. native time on Monday (19:45 GMT Sunday).
“The ROK-U.S. Alliance stays dedicated to peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and all through the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. dedication to the protection of the ROK stays ironclad,” the US Indo-Pacific Command mentioned, utilizing South Korea’s official title.
Japan and the US additionally performed a joint army train on Sunday in response to Pyongyang’s newest missile exams.
North Korea fired not less than eight short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday over a 35-minute interval, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees had mentioned. This was North Korea’s 18th spherical of missile launches this 12 months alone, resulting in extra hypothesis in regards to the nation’s push to conduct a nuclear check for the primary time since 2017.
Final month, Pyongyang test-fired not less than three missiles, together with presumably its largest intercontinental ballistic missile: Hwasong-17.
Allied present of pressure
At a Memorial Day occasion on Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol mentioned Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear weapons applications have reached a degree the place they pose a menace to each regional and world peace.
The exams come days after the newly-elected president met with US President Joe Biden in Seoul. That they had agreed to extend bilateral army drills to discourage North Korea’s nuclear expansionism.
Pyongyang’s newest missile launches got here a day after each international locations wrapped up joint US-South Korea naval maneuvers together with air protection, anti-ship, anti-submarine, and maritime interdiction operations. USS Ronald Reagan, a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered plane service, was among the many main warships that took half.
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