U.S. fires missiles, deploys aircraft carrier after 'reckless and dangerous' North Korea launch
Thomas Maresca - 1h ago
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea conducted a live-fire exercise and nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan returned to waters near the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday as tensions soared one day after North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan.
The United States and South Korea each fired two missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul officials said. Photo courtesy of Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense
The allies each fired two Army Tactical Missile System missiles into the East Sea in a combined drill, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
The ATACMS missiles "precisely hit a virtual target and demonstrated the countermeasures of the combined forces to deter further provocations," the JCS said.
On Tuesday night, South Korea's military had a mishap when firing an Hyunmoo-2C short-range ballistic missile toward the sea, causing an explosion in a military base near the seaside town of Gangneung.
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