US and South Korea fired 8 missiles in response to Kim Jong-un’s missiles: high tension – Corriere.it

The United States and South Korea fired eight missiles in response to the same number that North Korea launched into the Sea of ​​Japan on the orders of dictator Kim Jong Un. Reports CNN. “The joint launch of surface-to-surface missiles by the United States and South Korea shows that even when North Korea launches missiles from different places, the United States and South Korea have the ability and willingness to strike immediately with precision regarding the ‘origin’ of the provocation,” says the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff. Southern CNN.

This came in reaction to North Korea’s military exercises, which a few hours ago launched eight short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan. This is the 18th test of weapons of this type that Pyongyang has conducted, The third after the coming to power of South Korean President Yoon Sok-yeol: in the latter case, on May 25, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two short-range ballistic missiles were launched.