The South Korean and U.S. militaries have launched their biggest joint exercises in years, as North Korea said it conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests in apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal.
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean and U.S. militaries launched their biggest joint exercises in years Monday, assaid it conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests in apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal.
A recent U.S. military statement said the field exercises are to further enhance the two militaries’ “cooperation through air, land, sea, space, cyber and special operations, and improve upon tactics, techniques and procedures.”North Korea said in state media that its launches of two cruise missiles from a submarine off its east coast showed its resolve to respond with “overwhelming powerful” force to the intensifying military maneuvers by the “U.S.
The reported launch details show Japan, including U.S. military bases in Okinawa, is within striking distance of the cruise missiles, if they are fired from the North’s eastern waters, said Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. He added the weapons could reach even the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam if the submarine could operate at a greater distance from North Korean waters.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Seoul: North Korea conducts submarine-launched missile testSouth Korea says North Korea has test-fired a missile from a submarine
Leer más »
North Korea fires missile from submarine, Seoul saysSouth Korea says North Korea has test-fired a missile from a submarine.
Leer más »
North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills beginNuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday just as U.S.-South Korea military drills were due to begin.
Leer más »
North Korea test fires two cruise missiles from a submarineNorth Korea fired two cruise missiles from a submarine off the country's east coast late on Sunday, according to North Korean state media and South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
Leer más »