Seoul (Daily Pakistan Online) 23 missiles were fired by North Korea yesterday, one of which fell 60 kilometers back on the coast of South Korea, which South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul called a border violation. While Washington condemned it as negligence.
According to the foreign news agency “Reuters”, this is the first time since the division in 1945 that North Korea fired so many missiles in a single day, and one of them fell on the coast of South Korea. An air strike warning was issued and missiles were fired in response.
The act of launching missiles by North Korea came after the US and South Korea demanded to stop heavy military exercises, Pyongyang said that such military exercises and provocations will not be tolerated.
White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby called North Korea’s missile launch “reckless” and said the United States would ensure that its military capabilities are in place to deter its ally South Korea. Can defend Korea and Japan.
In response to North Korea, South Korean warships fired three air-to-surface missiles into the sea, it was reported that the weapons used in this response included the AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER which American made, this missile has a range of 270 km and is also capable of carrying conventional weapons.
