South Korea, US Fire 8 Missiles to Show Crisis Preparedness After North Korean Missile Launches

The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, on Aug. 23, 2016. Courtesy of Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via Reuters

South Korea and the United States jointly launched eight short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on June 6, in response to North Korea’s recent test of multiple short-range ballistic missiles, according to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).

“This exercise utilized one U.S. Army missile and seven [South Korea] Army missiles. The missiles were fired from the northeast of South Korea into the East Sea following appropriate notifications for air and maritime safety,” the USFK said in a statement.