Pyongyang confirms rapid launch drill after warning of strong response to upcoming US-South Korea military exercises
Photograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty ImagesNorth Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korea military drills.
The launch was conducted on an “emergency firepower combat standby order” given at dawn, followed by a written order from Kim Jong-un at 8am local time, KCNA said. South Korea’s military said it detected the missile at 5.22pm. Pyongyang may have created a military unit to operate new ICBMs, in line with its recent restructuring of the military, state media video footage from aUS-South Korea nuclear drills, called the deterrence strategy committee tabletop exercise, are scheduled for Wednesday at the Pentagon and will involve senior defence policymakers from both sides, Seoul’s defence ministry said.
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