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US carries out successful THAAD missile defence test after reported North Korea threat

US carries out successful THAAD missile defence test after reported North Korea threat

The US Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted a test of the THAAD weapon system on 30 July, shooting down a medium-range missile launched by a US Air Force C-17 aircraft over the Pacific Ocean. The test was a result of North Korea announcing on 29 July, that it had carried out a similar test of a long-range ballistic missile capable of hitting the US mainland. Jul 31, 2017
US and South Korea fire barrage of missiles in response to Kim Jong-Uns second ICBM test

US and South Korea fire barrage of missiles in response to Kim Jong-Uns second ICBM test

The US and South Korea fired a series of missiles in a show of force after North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the second time late on Friday (28 July). The two allies carried out the joint military exercises involving two US Army Tactical Missile systems and two Hyunmoo II missiles into the territorial waters of South Korea along the East Coast, soon after Pyongyang fired its missile. Jul 29, 2017
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