ROK conducts missile interception drill to bolster defenses against North Korea



News ROK conducts missile interception drill to bolster defenses against North Korea Expert says exercise is strategic move following DPRK’s recent launches of new ICBM and short-range missiles Joon Ha Park \| Shreyas Reddy November 6, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON South Korea's Missile Defense Command launches a Patriot missile during an interception drill. \| Image: ROK JCS via Facebook (Nov. 6, 2024) South Korea’s military conducted a live-fire guided missile interception drill to strengthen defenses against North Korean missiles on Monday, days after Pyongyang test-launched its largest-ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The drill took place in the Yellow Sea and simulated an “enemy missile provocation” scenario, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced in a press release on Wednesday. As part of the drill, two units from the ROK air force’s Missile Defense Command fired Cheongung-II and Patriot surface-to-air missiles to intercept and successfully destroy the simulated target, the press release stated. “This exercise was conducted to demonstrate our military’s ability, © 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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ROK conducts missile interception drill to bolster defenses against North Korea

Expert says exercise is strategic move following DPRK’s recent launches of new ICBM and short-range missiles

Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy November 6, 2024

ROK conducts missile interception drill to bolster defenses against North Korea

South Korea's Missile Defense Command launches a Patriot missile during an interception drill. | Image: ROK JCS via Facebook (Nov. 6, 2024)

South Korea’s military conducted a live-fire guided missile interception drill to strengthen defenses against North Korean missiles on Monday, days after Pyongyang test-launched its largest-ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

The drill took place in the Yellow Sea and simulated an “enemy missile provocation” scenario, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced in a press release on Wednesday.

As part of the drill, two units from the ROK air force’s Missile Defense Command fired Cheongung-II and Patriot surface-to-air missiles to intercept and successfully destroy the simulated target, the press release stated.

“This exercise was conducted to demonstrate our military’s ability,

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Shreyas Reddy is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.

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