South Korea and the United States fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on Monday off South Korea's east coast in response to North Korea's short range ballistic missile launches on Sunday, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
The action is a demonstration of "the capability and readiness to carry out precision strike" against the source of North Korea's missile launches or the command and support centres, Yonhap cited the South Korean military as saying.
The militaries of South Korea and the United States fired eight surface-to-surface missiles for about 10 minutes starting 4:45 a.m. on Monday in response to the eight missiles fired by the North on Sunday, it said.North Korea's short-range ballistic missiles, fired towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, were likely its largest single test and came a day after South Korea and the United States ended joint military drills.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office last month, has vowed to take a tougher line against the North and agreed with U.S. President Joe Biden at a May summit in Seoul to upgrade joint military drills and their combined deterrence posture.Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Tom HogueSubscribe to our sustainability newsletter to make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments.
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