U.S., South Korea Fire Missiles into the Sea

South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force similar to North Korea’s missile display the day before that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. The allies’ live-fire exercise involved eight missiles from the Army’s Tactical Missile System, one American and seven South Korean, which were fired into South Korea’s eastern waters for 10 minutes after air and maritime safety notifications, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Forces of Korea. The South Korean military detected on Sunday that North Korea fired eight short-range missiles over 35 minutes from at least four different locations, including coastal areas of the west and east and two inland areas to the north and near the capital. Pyongyang, in what appeared to be a single-day record for the country’s ballistic launches. It was North Korea’s 18th round of missile tests in 2022 alone, a streak that included the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missile launches in nearly five years. South Korean and U.S. officials also say North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test since September 2017, as leader Kim Jong Un pushes a risky policy aimed at consolidating the North’s status as a nuclear power and negotiating economic and security concessions from a position of strength. U.S. and South Korean forces conducted a similar live-fire exercise following Previous North Korean ballistic launches on May 25, which South Korea’s military said involved an intercontinental ballistic missile flown on a medium-range trajectory and two short-range weapons. Those tests came as Biden concluded his trip to South Korea and Japan, where he reaffirmed America’s commitment to defending both allies. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, during a memorial address on Monday, said his government will seek “fundamental and practical security capabilities” to counter the growing threat of nuclear weapons and missiles from North Korea. North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs have grown to the point that they are not only a threat to the Korean peninsula, but also to Northeast Asia and world peace,” Yoon said at Seoul National Cemetery, saying his government would “respond sternly.” to any kind of provocation by North Korea.” Yoon, a conservative who took office in May, vowed to strengthen the South’s defense along with its alliance with the United States. Its goals include improving missile strike and interception capabilities and resuming large-scale military exercises with the United States, which were suspended or scaled back in recent years to create space for diplomacy with Pyongyang or due to COVID-19. Yoon’s moderate predecessor, Moon Jae-in, who had staked his five-year term on inter-Korean engagement, refrained from conducting missile counter-exercises after North Korea resumed ballistic missile tests in 2019 when its diplomacy with the United States failed. Read: North Korea’s state media has not yet commented on Sunday’s launches. They came after U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan on Saturday concluded a three-day naval drill with South Korea in the Philippine Sea, apparently their first joint drill involving an aircraft carrier since November 2017, as the countries move to improve their defense exercises in the face. of Threats from North Korea. The United States will send the dreaded “kamizaze drones” to Ukraine



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