United States and South Korea they shot eight ballistic missiles to the sea of Japan, in response to the missile launches that North Korea carried out the day before.
According to information from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) collected by the agency Yonhapmilitary forces of both countries launched the surface-to-surface missiles of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) within 10 minutes during the early morning.
“The combined launch of surface-to-surface missiles between South Korea and the United States demonstrated the ability and posture to launch immediate precision strikes on taunt sources and its command and support forces,” the JCS said in a statement.
The South Korean Army”strongly condemns the series of ballistic missile provocations by the North and strongly urges you to immediately stop acts that are raising military tensions on the peninsula and adding to security concerns.”
Seoul, under the government of conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol since May 10, advocates toughening the stance against its neighborafter a more conciliatory stage with his predecessor, and has said that they will respond accordingly to North Korean actions of this type.
This coordinated action by Seoul and Washington comes a day after Pyongyang will fire an identical number of short-range ballistic missiles from various locations of its territory, in an apparent show of muscle after some naval maneuvers by the allies near the Korean peninsula.
During those exercises, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was deployed, something that had not happened since the end of 2017.
North Korea has carried out a record number of 18 missile launches so far this year.the most recent the day before, and although he used to publicize this type of protest launches in his state media, he has not commented for the moment on his most recent tests.