South Korea's military fires on border islands for the first time in 7 years as a North Korean missile fails and the balloon war rages on

Wed, 06/26/2024 - 16:44

South Korean Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) fire rockets during a joint live firing drill between South Korea and the US at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on April 26, 2017 — A 2017 drill showing South Korean MLRS in action. Similar weapons were used in the drills conducted Wednesday, per South Korean media.
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South Korea has resumed live-fire drills after seven years.
South Korea previously paused the drills due to a 2018 military accord, which North Korea is accused of violating 3,600 times.
The drills follow a flurry of other activity on the peninsula lately.

The South Korean military resumed live-fire drills on border islands Wednesday after a seven-year pause. The exercise follows a failed North Korean missile test and a flurry of other activity and comes as the two countries battle with balloons.