North Korea shot multiple ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea on Monday. They fired these missiles right after blasting South Korea and America for running military practice together. North Korea thinks these exercises could cause an accident that could start a fight between countries. The missiles came from the western part of North Korea, according to South Korean military watchers.
This counts as the first missile test North Korea has done since Donald Trump returned as President of the United States back in January. South Korean defense experts believe these were close-range missiles that can fly about 186 miles maximum. The yearly exercises called Freedom Shield will keep going until March 20, but they stopped the real shooting parts. South Korean planes accidentally dropped bombs on a small town last week and hurt 29 regular people.
North Korea always says these joint exercises look like the US and South Korea want to attack them. South Korean military leaders explain they just practice together to make sure they can handle threats from places like North Korea. A message from North Korea complained that these drills might cause someone to fire a shot by mistake and start serious trouble between countries. They claimed these exercises harm American safety interests.
The head of the South Korean Air Force, Lee Young-su, bowed down to show he felt sorry about what happened. He apologized because two fighter jets dropped actual bombs on a South Korean village by mistake. Nothing like this ever happened before in South Korea. The military incident shocked many people across the country and raised questions about safety procedures during practice flights near populated areas.
This counts as the first missile test North Korea has done since Donald Trump returned as President of the United States back in January. South Korean defense experts believe these were close-range missiles that can fly about 186 miles maximum. The yearly exercises called Freedom Shield will keep going until March 20, but they stopped the real shooting parts. South Korean planes accidentally dropped bombs on a small town last week and hurt 29 regular people.
North Korea always says these joint exercises look like the US and South Korea want to attack them. South Korean military leaders explain they just practice together to make sure they can handle threats from places like North Korea. A message from North Korea complained that these drills might cause someone to fire a shot by mistake and start serious trouble between countries. They claimed these exercises harm American safety interests.
The head of the South Korean Air Force, Lee Young-su, bowed down to show he felt sorry about what happened. He apologized because two fighter jets dropped actual bombs on a South Korean village by mistake. Nothing like this ever happened before in South Korea. The military incident shocked many people across the country and raised questions about safety procedures during practice flights near populated areas.
