S. Korea, U.S. carry out joint ballistic missile drills within hours of N. Korea launch

한미, 北도발 6시간만에 동해안서 탄도미사일 발사 무력시위 In a show of force against Pyongyang, South Korea and the United States conducted a round of combined ballistic missile drills on Saturday, within six hours of North Korea's missile launch. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that at 5:45 A.M. local time, they fired a volley of Korean Hyunmoo-2 missiles and American ATACMSs into the East Sea. They said the live-fire exercise demonstrated their capabilities for a "precise strike on the enemy's leadership"...while the U.S. military also stressed the "deep-strike precision capabilities" of the ATACMSs as well as their rapid deployment. The Joint Chiefs also said that this demonstrates the South Korea-U.S. alliance will not tolerate any provocations by Pyongyang. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld