SEOUL: The United States and South Korea held a joint air exercise involving US strategic bombers on Sunday (Feb 19), a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a 'sudden launchi
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the exercise, where South Korea's F-35A, F-15K and US F-16 fighters escorted American B-1B bombers, demonstrated the allies'"overwhelming" defence capabilities and readiness posture.
, following a warning of a strong response to upcoming military drills by South Korea and the United States. "I warn that we will watch every movement of the enemy and take corresponding and very powerful and overwhelming counteraction against its every move hostile to us," she said in a statement. Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an unprecedented number of missiles last year, including ICBMs capable of striking anywhere in the United States, while resuming preparations for its first nuclear test since 2017.
The launch, guided by the Missile General Bureau, was conducted on an"emergency firepower combat standby order" given at dawn, followed by a written order from Kim Jong Un at 8am, KCNA said. South Korea's military said it detected the missile at 5.22pm.
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