North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Following US-Japan-South Korea Military Drills
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan after South Korea, Japan and the U.S. concluded joint military drills.
On Saturday, North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan following the conclusion of joint military drills between South Korea, Japan, and the United States the previous day. According to ANTARA, the missile was launched from Wonsan, in northeastern North Korea, and traveled 250 kilometers. The Freedom Edge exercise, which took place from September 9 to 11, involved real-time data sharing and integration of various military capabilities.
North Korean Defense Minister Kim Song Gi denounced the exercises as a "critical security threat." The country vowed to take strong countermeasures in response to the joint drills. This latest missile launch follows a previous launch on August 20, which occurred during large-scale U.S.-South Korea military exercises that North Korea condemned as preparations for a military invasion.
U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered the annual exercise to be shortened this year, but Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, maintained that the reduced duration of joint exercises does not change their hostile nature, as reported by North Korean state media.
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