North Korea fires missiles in response to US-South Korea drills

South Korean and U.S. jest fly over the South Korean Peninsula throughout a joint air drill.
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North Korea fired 4 ballistic missiles into the ocean close to South Korea’s coast Saturday, the most recent salvo in Pyongyang’s present of navy may that has led to rising tensions within the area, with the US responding by sending two supersonic bombers over the South.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Workers stated the 4 short-range missiles have been fired from a North Korean western coastal space, and flew about 80 miles towards the nation’s western sea.

The North has test-fired greater than 30 missiles this week, together with an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday which triggered an evacuation alert in northern Japan — a response to an aerial navy train between South Korea and the US.

Saturday, two B-1B bombers skilled with 4 U.S. F-16 fighter jets and 4 South Korean F-35 jets on the ultimate day of the joint air fore drills, The South Korean navy stated. It was the primary time since 2017 that bombers have been deployed to the Korean Peninsula.

A photograph from the North Korean authorities exhibiting a check fireplace of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile.

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This picture offered by the North Korean authorities exhibits missiles throughout a navy parade.

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North Korea’s Overseas Ministry defended their navy response to the joint US-South Korea drills, calling them “navy confrontation hysteria” in a press release Friday.

North Korea stated it will reply with the “hardest counteraction” to any makes an attempt by “hostile forces” to infringe on its sovereignty or safety pursuits.

Kim Jong Un inspects navy workout routines at an undisclosed location.

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