South Korea conducts missile drills in response to North Korea’s ICBM launch



News South Korea conducts missile drills in response to North Korea’s ICBM launch Live fire of ‘joint ground-sea-air’ missile systems comes after DPRK tests first long-range missile since 2017 Chaewon Chung \| Jeongmin Kim March 24, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The South Korean military tests a Hyunmoo-II missile \| Image: Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (Sept. 2017) South Korea’s military fired multiple missile systems as part of a live-fire exercise in response to North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, according to Seoul’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS). The “joint ground-sea-air missile” live-fire was conducted from the East Sea from 4:25 p.m., JCS said in a text message to journalists. The measure comes after the DPRK launched an ICBM from the Sunan area near Pyongyang at 2:34 p.m., with the missile reaching an altitude of more than 6,200 km and covering a range of 1,080 km, according to the South Korean military. “Through the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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South Korea conducts missile drills in response to North Korea’s ICBM launch

Live fire of ‘joint ground-sea-air’ missile systems comes after DPRK tests first long-range missile since 2017

Chaewon Chung | Jeongmin Kim March 24, 2022

South Korea conducts missile drills in response to North Korea’s ICBM launch

The South Korean military tests a Hyunmoo-II missile | Image: Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (Sept. 2017)

South Korea’s military fired multiple missile systems as part of a live-fire exercise in response to North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, according to Seoul’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS).

The “joint ground-sea-air missile” live-fire was conducted from the East Sea from 4:25 p.m., JCS said in a text message to journalists. The measure comes after the DPRK launched an ICBM from the Sunan area near Pyongyang at 2:34 p.m., with the missile reaching an altitude of more than 6,200 km and covering a range of 1,080 km, according to the South Korean military.

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