{"id":73181,"date":"2023-03-19T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/19\/north-korea-launches-missile-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:11:14","slug":"north-korea-launches-missile-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/03\/19\/north-korea-launches-missile-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-South Korea drills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/05\/us-south-korea-announce-largest-field-exercises-in-5-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.-South Korean military drills<\/a>&nbsp;that it views as an invasion rehearsal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North\u2019s continuation of missile tests showed its determination not to back down despite the U.S.-South Korea exercises, which are the biggest of their kind in years. But many experts say the tests are also part of North Korea\u2019s bigger objective to expand its weapons arsenal, win global recognition as a nuclear state and get international sanctions lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/13\/us-south-korea-hold-drills-as-north-sub-test-fires-missiles\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23072139211737.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US, South Korea hold drills as North sub test-fires missiles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The South Korean and U.S. militaries have begun their biggest joint military exercises in years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The missile launched from the North\u2019s northwestern Tongchangri area flew across the country before it landed in the waters off its east coast, according to South Korean and Japanese assessments. They said the missile traveled a distance of about 800 kilometers (500 miles), a range that suggests the weapon could target South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief nuclear envoys from South Korea, Japan and the U.S. discussed the launch on the phone and strongly condemned it as a provocation that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the region. They agreed to strengthen their coordination to issue a firm international response to the North\u2019s action, according to Seoul\u2019s Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea\u2019s military said it will thoroughly proceed with the rest of the joint drills with the U.S. and maintain a readiness to \u201coverwhelmingly\u201d respond to any provocation by North Korea. As part of the drills, the U.S. on Sunday flew long-range B-1B bombers for joint training with South Korean warplanes, according to South Korea\u2019s Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea is highly sensitive to the deployment of B-1Bs, which are capable of carrying a huge conventional weapons payload. It responded to the February flights of B-1Bs by test-launching missiles that demonstrated potential ranges to strike some air bases in South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4659\" height=\"3047\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Army soldiers wait to board their CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a joint military drill between South Korea and the United States at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, South Korea, Sunday, March 19, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-106591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg 4659w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,670 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1005 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23078276172886.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1339 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4659px) 100vw, 4659px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers wait to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a drill in South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese Vice Defense Minister Toshiro Ino said the missile landed outside Japan\u2019s exclusive economic zone and there were no reports of damage to vessels or aircraft. He said the missile likely showed an irregular trajectory, a possible reference to North Korea\u2019s highly maneuverable, nuclear-capable KN-23 missile that was modeled on Russia\u2019s Iskander missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the latest launch doesn\u2019t pose an immediate threat to the U.S. territory or its allies. But it said the North\u2019s recent launches highlight \u201cthe destabilizing impact of its unlawful\u201d weapons programs and that the U.S. security commitment to South Korea and Japan remains \u201cironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch was the North\u2019s third round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries began their joint military drills last Monday. The drills, which include computer simulations and field exercises, are to continue until Thursday. The field exercises are the biggest of their kind since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2023\/03\/16\/north-korea-launches-icbm-before-south-korea-japan-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\">The weapons North Korea recently tested<\/a>&nbsp;include its longest-range Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland. The North\u2019s state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying the ICBM launch was meant to \u201cstrike fear into the enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s launch, the North\u2019s first ICBM firing in a month, drew strong protests from Seoul, Tokyo and Washington. It was carried out just hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol flew to Tokyo for a closely watched summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-south-korea-summit-yoon-kishida-b325f9fcfa4261e97953d05b963fd62c\" target=\"_blank\">During the summit, Yoon and Kishida<\/a>&nbsp;agreed to resume their defense dialogue and further strengthen security cooperation with the United States to counter North Korea and address other challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ties between Seoul and Tokyo suffered a major setback in recent years due to issues stemming from Japan\u2019s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But North Korea\u2019s record run of missile tests last year \u2014 it launched more than 70 missiles in 2022 alone \u2014 pushed Seoul and Tokyo to seek stronger trilateral security partnerships involving Washington, which also wants to reinforce its alliances in Asia to better deal with China\u2019s rise and North Korean nuclear threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea has missiles that place Japan within striking distance. Last October, North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over northern Japan, forcing communities there to issue evacuation alerts and halt trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Sunday\u2019s launch, Kishida ordered a prompt response, including working closely with South Korea and the U.S., according to Ino, the Japanese vice defense minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day before the start of the drills,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/13\/us-south-korea-hold-drills-as-north-sub-test-fires-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Korea also fired cruise missiles from a submarine.<\/a>&nbsp;The North\u2019s state media said the submarine-launched missile was a demonstration of its resolve to respond with \u201coverwhelming powerful\u201d force to the intensifying military maneuvers by \u201cthe U.S. imperialists and the South Korean puppet forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to South Korean media reports, the U.S. and South Korea plan more training involving a U.S. aircraft carrier later this month after their current exercises end. This suggests animosities on the Korean Peninsula could last a few more weeks as North Korea would also likely respond to those drills with weapons tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch was North Korea\u2019s third round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries began joint military drills last 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