U. S. and South Korea said they are prepared to tackle North Korea on Saturday, after launching missiles in response to news of latter’s ICBM launch a day before.
The United States and South Korea flexed muscle in the vicinity of Korean peninsula on Saturday, a day after North Korea allegedly launched an intercontinental ballistic test missile to threaten the U. S.
In a joint statement, Washington and Seoul announced missile exercises to assert that the U. S. and Republic of Korea alliance can handle North Korea’s advances. Four missiles launched by both countries on Saturday reportedly landed not very far from where DPRK’s ICBM missile is believed to have landed on Friday, as per news reports. The exercise demonstrated U. S.’s Army Tactical Missile System and its ally’s Hyunmoo II missiles, the allies claimed. Both ATACMS and Hyunmoo are surface-to-surface missiles with a range of around 300 km.
“The ROK-U. S. Alliance remains ironclad and our combined efforts showcase the capabilities of this Alliance, ” said Lt. Gen. Thomas Vandal, Eighth Army Commander. “I assure you we are ready to fight tonight, will deter North Korean provocation and if necessary defend the Republic of Korea.”
The U. S. and South Korea claimed that they responded within hours of North Korea launching its missile that landed in the Sea of Japan.
