Launch of a ballistic missile. File photoMOSCOW, Jun 6South Korea and the United States conducted missile launches in response to the latest ballistic missile tests in the DPRK, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the republic's Joint Chiefs of Staff. launches of a total of eight missiles. Earlier, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea reported that North Korea launched eight short-range ballistic missiles from at least two places towards the Sea of Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Defense claims that the missiles flew from 300 to 400 kilometers, reaching maximum altitude from 50 to 100 kilometers. However, the South Korean military believes that the flight range was from 110 to 670 kilometers, the maximum altitude was from 25 to 90 kilometers, and the speed was about three to six Machs. This is the DPRK's 18th missile test since the beginning of the year. Pyongyang has been testing ICBMs, submarine-launched missiles, space satellite systems, and a new tactical nuclear weapon system. The last time North Korea fired missiles was on the morning of May 25, three ballistic missiles (one possibly ICBM).
Japan and the United States conducted exercises to respond to ballistic missile launches
