SEOUL: The US, South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise on Sunday (Jul 16) to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, South Korea's navy said, days after the North launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea fired its latest Hwasong-18 mis
SEOUL: The US, South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise on Sunday to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, South Korea's navy said, days after the North launched an intercontinental ballistic missile .
Sunday's trilateral drill was conducted in international waters between South Korea and Japan, bringing together destroyers equipped with Aegis radar systems from the three countries, the navy said. "We will effectively respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats with our military's strong response system and the trilateral cooperation," a South Korean Navy officer said.
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