South Korea and the United States fire missiles in response to the North Korean launch

South Korea and the United States have launched four surface-to-surface missiles towards the Sea of ​​Japan, the South Korean military said on Wednesday, after a series of fire by North Korea.

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According to the South Korean General Staff, the South Korean and American armies each fired two tactical missiles at simulated targets. On Tuesday, the air forces of the two allied countries had already carried out a bombing exercise on a target in the Yellow Sea.

The spokesman for the American National Security Council John Kirby, interviewed by CNN, indicated that it was a question of “responding to provocations from the North, to ensure that we can demonstrate our own capacities” and “to ensure that we that we have the military capabilities ready”.

However, he did not directly confirm the shootings, and did not provide more details.

“It doesn’t have to come to that. We have made it clear to Kim Jong Un that we are ready to sit down at the table without preconditions,” he added.

North Korea, which has revised its legislation to make its status as a nuclear power “irreversible”, has stepped up its fire this year and launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time since 2017.

Pyongyang fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday that flew over Japan, prompting Tokyo to activate its warning system and ask people in some areas to take shelter.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres denounced an “escalation” and called on Pyongyang “to resume dialogue” in order to achieve “complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for his part deplored a “provocation” that “clearly violates universal principles and United Nations standards”, and ordered “a firm response”.

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