ROK trains to strike North Korean missile launcher, hours after ICBM test



News ROK trains to strike North Korean missile launcher, hours after ICBM test South Korea says it carried out drill with guided bomb to demonstrate ability to retaliate with ‘overwhelming force’ Ifang Bremer November 1, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A South Korean F-15K drops a GBU-12 air-to-ground guided bomb on a dummy TEL. \| Image: Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (Oct. 31, 2024) The South Korean military trained to strike a missile launcher with a guided bomb on Thursday, in a show of force following North Korea’s launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) earlier in the day. In the exercise, a F-15K fighter jet dropped a GBU-12 air-to-ground guided bomb on a dummy transporter erector launcher (TEL), successfully hitting it, video released by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) shows. The South Korean military trained to strike a missile launcher with a guided bomb on Thursday, in a show of force following North Korea’s launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) earlier in the day. In the exercise, a F-15K fighter jet dropped a GBU-12 air-to-ground guided bomb on a dummy transporter erector launcher (TEL), successfully hitting it, video released by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) shows. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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ROK trains to strike North Korean missile launcher, hours after ICBM test

South Korea says it carried out drill with guided bomb to demonstrate ability to retaliate with ‘overwhelming force’

Ifang Bremer November 1, 2024

ROK trains to strike North Korean missile launcher, hours after ICBM test

A South Korean F-15K drops a GBU-12 air-to-ground guided bomb on a dummy TEL. | Image: Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (Oct. 31, 2024)

The South Korean military trained to strike a missile launcher with a guided bomb on Thursday, in a show of force following North Korea’s launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) earlier in the day.

In the exercise, a F-15K fighter jet dropped a GBU-12 air-to-ground guided bomb on a dummy transporter erector launcher (TEL), successfully hitting it, video released by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) shows.

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