When North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the East Sea from the Sunan area of ​​Pyongyang early on the morning of the 25th, the South Korean and American military authorities conducted a missile counter-fire drill.



The Joint Chiefs of Staff said today (25th) that North Korea fired three ballistic missiles in a row from the Sunan area in Pyongyang around 6:37 am, 6:42 am, and the South Korean and US military authorities fired a response shot at about 10:20 am ' Strike ability was tested.



In the case of the first ICBM that North Korea fired (estimated), it was detected as having a flight distance of 360 km and an altitude of 540 km, and the military authorities are continuing the analysis, focusing on the possibility of a 'Hwasong-17'.



In the case of the second ballistic missile (SRBM), it was lost at an altitude of 20 km or less, and the military authorities are analyzing whether the missile launch failed or not.



In the case of the third ballistic missile (presumed SRBM), it was detected at a flight distance of 760 km and an altitude of 60 km, and the military is looking at it as a North Korean version of the Iskander.



South Korean and American military authorities have launched counter-missile fire in response to North Korean provocations.



In response to North Korean provocations, South Korean military Hyunmoo 2 and American A-Takims each fired one each into the East Sea.



The joint response between South Korea and the United States is the first in about 4 years and 10 months since July 2017.



Before the provocation, the Air Force also conducted an 'Elephant Walk' exercise yesterday (24th) to deploy an Air Force fighter F-15K on the runway.



The North Korean provocation took place the day after President Biden left Japan yesterday afternoon, who visited South Korea and Japan one after the other from the 20th to yesterday.



Inside North Korea, the funeral of the recently deceased Hyeon Chol-hae is over, and as the spread of Corona 19 is claiming to be in a real phase, there are interpretations that it is a full-fledged provocation.



 (Photo = Chosun Central News, Yonhap News)