The US and South Korean militaries conducted a live-fire exercise using surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea' s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the US Army said Friday. Current top breaking Philippine headlines regarding the nation, world, metro…
WASHINGTON, United States – The US and South Korean militaries conducted a live-fire exercise using surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the US Army said Friday. The joint exercise, which occurred Saturday morning South Korea time, came shortly after officials said that the heads of the US and South Korean militaries had discussed “military response options” after North Korea’s launch. In a statement, the Army said the exercise involved the surface-to-surface Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and South Korea’s Hyunmoo Missile II. The systems “fired missiles into territorial waters of South Korea along the East Coast July 5, ” the Army said. “The ATACMS can be rapidly deployed and engaged and provides deep-strike precision capability, enabling the ROK-US alliance to engage a full array of time-critical targets under all weather conditions.
