US, Seoul Test Ballistic Missile after Pyongyang’s Latest Launch
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US and South Korean forces held a ballistic missile launch few hours after Pyongyang tested yet another missile.
Both the South Korean and US militaries staged the launch in direct response to Pyongyang, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
The test was aimed at reaffirming the allies' capabilities for a "precise strike on the enemy's leadership," a statement by the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly said.
The forces fired Hyunmoo-2 and a surface-to-air missile with a range of 190 miles.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres blasted North Korea's experimenting with a ballistic missile "of possible intercontinental range," a spokesman said Friday.
The Pentagon assessed the missile to have intercontinental distance capability.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the missile appeared to be "a medium-range ballistic missile based on its technical characteristic."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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