Posted on 05/24/2022 8:01:45 PM PDT by KingofZion
North Korea launched three ballistic missiles, including a possible intercontinental ballistic missile, toward the waters off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said. The launches came just as President Biden wrapped up a trip to the region, where he vowed to strengthen deterrence against the North’s growing nuclear threat.
It was North Korea’s 17th missile test this year. The missiles were launched from Sunan, near Pyongyang, the North’s capital, at 6 a.m., 6:37 and 6:42, the South Korean military said. American and South Korean officials have warned in recent weeks that the North was ready to conduct either a nuclear test or an intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Shortly after the North’s tests, the South Korean and United States militaries each launched a land-to-land missile off the east coast of South Korea to demonstrate what Seoul called the allies’ “swift striking capability to deter further provocations from North Korea,” as well as the South Korean military’s “overwhelming” ability to launch “precision strikes at the origin of North Korean provocation.”
Separately, 30 South Korean F-15K fighter jets performed an “elephant walk...
The first missile launched on Wednesday by North Korea appeared to have been an ICBM, South Korean defense officials said. But it flew only 224 miles, the officials said, indicating that North Korea did not want to launch the missile on a full ICBM trajectory over the Pacific while Mr. Biden was in the air, on his way back to Washington after a visit to Seoul and Tokyo.
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Let’s go Brandon!
That’s no problem. There’s no way they could hit DC and we all know it here in America! And nobody tell them how much we Americans treasure DC. /s
Would not have happened under President Trump.
Throwing rocks in the pond.
Looks like they’re playing dialing for dollars.
Nice job, Brandon!
And thank you BJ Clinton for giving them nuclear technology.
“No indication that they have anything resembling a guidance system.”
No evidence that they do not .
KJU’s reply to Brandon’s stupid “Hello”.
Imagine the Nork scientist telling Kim....Ya Boss, those are exactly the coordinates we were aiming for!
Let’s play a new game.
Try to list one thing that isn’t worse domestically and globally under Biden.
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