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US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North's launches
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In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, attends at the National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 5, 2022. North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion. - photo by South Korea Presidential Office via AP
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies’ live-fire exercise involved eight Army Tactical Missile System missiles fired into South Korea’s eastern waters across 10 minutes. It said the drill was aimed at demonstrating an ability to respond swiftly and accurately to North Korean attacks.