US and South Korea continue air force exercises after North Korea launches ICMB

USA and South Korea The military is extending a joint Air Force exercise this weekend after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICMB) on Thursday, as well as two short-range missiles.

South Korean media reported that officials believe North Korea’s ICBM failed in flight, but did not elaborate. Meanwhile, two short-range North Korean ballistic missiles fell into the sea to its east. Japan initially sounded the alarm after tracking suggested an ICBM would fly over the island nation, but officials later said they lost sight of it in flight, Reuters reported.

“North Korea’s ICBM launch is believed to have ended in failure,” the South Korean military wrote, according to the Yonhap news agency.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles are devices capable of traveling almost the entire globe to deliver a nuclear warhead.

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This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what he says was a test launch of a hypersonic missile on January 1st.  February 11, 2022 in North Korea.  Korea Central News Agency/Korean News Service via AP)

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what he says was a test launch of a hypersonic missile on January 1st. February 11, 2022 in North Korea. Korea Central News Agency/Korean News Service via AP)
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South Korean Air Force F15K fighter jets and US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during a joint exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea Tuesday, October.  4, 2022.

South Korean Air Force F15K fighter jets and US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during a joint exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea Tuesday, October. 4, 2022.
(Ministry of Defense of South Korea via AP)

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North Korea conducted a record 20 missile launches on Wednesday alone as the US and South Korea launched hundreds of aircraft to simulate operations.

It was the largest salvo of missiles The North has ever fired, once landed just 16 miles from the South Korean maritime border.

North Korea has become increasingly aggressive since the US and South Korea began joint military exercises in September. In early October, the country also launched 12 combat aircraft near the border with South Korea. Eight fighters and four bombers took part in the sortie. South Korea responded with a flight of 30 warplanes, but the two groups did not engage.

The joint U.S. Air Force and South Korean Air Force exercise “Operation Vigilant Storm” was supposed to end on Friday, but now it will last until the weekend after launches by North Korea.

During the exercise, Allied fighters and bombers conduct simulated attacks on South Korea 24 hours a day.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament that passed a law formalizing its nuclear weapons policy, in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2022.  In this photo released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA).  ).

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses the Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea’s parliament that passed a law formalizing its nuclear weapons policy, in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2022. In this photo released by North Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA). ).
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South Korea rocket launch failed alone in October. The glitch occurred when the US, South Korea and Japan tried to send a message to the North Korean regime after it sent its own ballistic missile over the island of Japan. US military officials explained that the South Korean missile’s warhead did not detonate, but the fuel caused a massive explosion and flames.

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There were no reports of casualties, civilian or otherwise, in the incident, and South Korean officials say no buildings were hit.