South Korean missile fails during combined weapons test with US forces: Seoul

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South Korean missile fails during combined weapons test with US forces: Seoul

Hyunmoo-2 missile crashed into military golf course less than half mile from civilian houses, ROK military official says

Jeongmin Kim October 5, 2022

South Korean missile fails during combined weapons test with US forces: Seoul

Combined surface-to-surface missile drills by the U.S. and South Korea, Oct. 2022 | Image: ROK JCS

(Updated at Oct. 5, 2022 6:16 p.m. KST to include further details on where the missile landed)

The U.S. and South Korea test-fired five surface-to-surface missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday night in response to North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, and one South Korean missile failed after launch, Seoul’s defense ministry confirmed to NK News on Wednesday morning.

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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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