InsertedOctober 5, 2022, 02:12
AsiaSouth Korea and USA launch 4 missiles after North Korean fire
South Korea and the United States have launched four surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military said Wednesday after a series of strikes by North Korea.
South Korean F-15Ks launch two tactical missiles into the Yellow Sea, in response to the Pyongyang fire.
AFP
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 conducted a bombing exercise on a target in the Yellow Sea.
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, interviewed by CNN, indicated that it is “responding to provocations from the north, to ensure that we can demonstrate our capabilities” and “to ensure that we have military capabilities ready.” , did not directly confirm the shootings and gave no further details. “It doesn’t have to come to that. We made it clear to Kim Jong Un that we are ready to sit at the table without preconditions, “he added.
North Korea, which revised its legislation to make its nuclear power status “irreversible”, stepped up its fire this year and launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time since 2017.
On Tuesday, Pyongyang launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that flew over Japan, prompting Tokyo to activate its alert system and ask people in some areas to take refuge.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres denounced an “escalation” and invited Pyongyang to “resume dialogue” to achieve “a complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, for his part, deplored a “provocation” that “blatantly violates the universal principles and standards of the United Nations” and ordered “a firm response”.
(AFP)
