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It was announced that the ICBM that North Korea launched yesterday (24th) is the Hwasong 17.

In this way, North Korea officially acknowledged the launch of an ICBM.

North Korea has completely broken its promises.

We connect reporters who are out of the Ministry of National Defense.



Reporter Bae Jun-woo, what is the reaction of our military?



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Yes, North Korea also released a photo of an intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM launched yesterday through the media.



Our military is closely analyzing the photos released by North Korea, and since North Korea officially announced that it had test-fired an ICBM a while ago, North Korea's moratorium has been completely destroyed.



Yesterday, South Korea and the US military authorities issued a stance condemning North Korea's provocations one after another, but it seems that the two countries will take additional countermeasures today.



Earlier, in a phone call yesterday, the defense ministers of the Republic of Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea's provocations and confirmed that the United States' contribution to South Korea's defense is strong.



South Korean and American military authorities also conducted precision strike drills in response to North Korean provocations in the Gangwon-do area yesterday afternoon.



First of all, it fired five missiles one after another, including Hyunmoo 2 and A-TaKims from land, Haesong 2 from sea, and JDAM, a type of guided missile in the air.