U.S. and South Korea respond to North Korean launch with 8 missiles of their own
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By Michelle Ye Hee Lee
Updated June 6, 2022 at 4:26 a.m. EDT|Published June 6, 2022 at 3:38 a.m. EDT
A missile fired from an undisclosed location on South Korea’s east coast on June 6 during a joint live-fire exercise between South Korea and the United States. (Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea)
TOKYO — The U.S. and South Korean militaries test-fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday, matching North Korea’s weapons tests the day before, in a stern show of force marking the hardening line toward Pyongyang.
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U.S. Forces Korea and the South Korean military fired one U.S. missile and seven South Korean missiles eastward into the sea to demonstrate the countries’ ability to “respond quickly to crisis events,” the U.S. military said Monday.
On Sunday, North Korea fired off a battery of eight short-range missiles, as it continues to build and test new weapons to evade existing missile defense systems.
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