US and ROK Militaries Conduct Long Range Missile Live Fire In Response to North Korean ICBM Test

Here is the US and ROK’s response to the recent ICBM test conducted by North Korea:

South Korea’s Hyunmoo-2A ballistic missile, left, and the U.S. Army’s MGM-140 Tactical Missile are fired into the East Sea from an undisclosed location on South Korea’s east coast during a joint missile drill, Wednesday, aimed to counter North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile test conducted Tuesday. / Yonhap

South Korea and the United States fired ballistic missiles in a joint drill aimed at striking the North Korean leadership, Wednesday.

The live-fire exercise was an armed reaction to the North’s purported successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) conducted Tuesday.

President Moon Jae-in issued the missile firing order after getting consent from U.S. President Donald Trump, Cheong Wa Dae said.

This marked the first time for the allies to conduct a ballistic missile drill in response to the North’s missile threats, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said in a National Assembly session.

Issuing the order, Moon said the allies needed to demonstrate their joint defense posture “with action not just words,” according to chief press secretary, Yoon Young-chan.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Seoul and Washington fired their Hyunmoo-2A and the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) ballistic missiles, respectively, into the East Sea at 7 a.m.

Both the Hyunmoo-2A and ATACMS are surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 300 kilometers.

Trump backed Moon’s order, saying he respects Moon’s willingness to deter the North’s provocation with action, Yoon said.  [Korea Times]

You can read more at the link as well as view video footage of the fire power demonstration below:

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knife Aquelee
knife Aquelee
6 years ago

This tat for tat should stop immediately. W#ho is the adult in this situation. Obama administration turn a blind eye to the north, whether it was being smart or just incompetent however it work for them. Now we’ve got a senile old man that wander off around Only god knows when the trigger get pull

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