North Korea fired several intercontinental ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, according to Yonhap. This. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it had discovered the launch from Hamhung on North Korea’s east coast at 10:15 a.m. but did not immediately provide further details. .
The launch comes as South Korea and the United States are conducting Freedom Shield (FS) exercises as well as Warrior Shield training exercises. The 11-day FS exercise will end this Thursday.
“Under a strong integrated defense attitude, our military will successfully complete the FS exercise and continue to conduct the Warrior Shield vigorously,” the JCS said in a statement. North Korea also fired a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea during what it claimed was an “anti-nuclear” strategic exercise over the weekend.
