Seoul and London – North Korea dismissed “multiple” ballistic missiles on Monday, according to the joint staff of South Korea, while the American War Games in South Korea began nearby.
The missiles, which were “unidentified”, were dismissed from the northern province of Hwanghae around 1:50 p.m. local time, said the South Korean army. They were intended for land, towards the West Sea.
The South Korean army “increased surveillance and maintains the preparation posture in close cooperation with the United States,” joint chiefs said.
A television screen shows a report on the launch of North Korea missiles with an image file during an news program at Seoul station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 10, 2025.
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The annual joint exercises of South Korea, known as “Freedom Shield”, were to start on Monday and take place until March 21, according to the American army.
The training alongside South Korean soldiers will include an urban fight, hospital operations in the field, field artillery exercises, training on assault and air defense, said the army in a declaration Monday. The US Marine Corps should also participate in a joint assault exercise.
The soldiers of the American army are preparing to cross the Hantan river in a training field in Yeoncheon, in South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 10, 2025.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs of North Korea described the exercises planned as “aggressive”, the officials told the state media on Sunday that “the American random exercise will lead to an aggravated security crisis”.
“This is a dangerous provocative act of directing the acute situation on the Korean peninsula, which can trigger a physical conflict between the two parties with a single accidental blow, in the extreme,” the ministry said in a statement to the new Korean central agency.
Somayeh Malekian, from ABC News, contributed to this report.
