July 16, 2023 11:09 AM

US, South Korea & Japan hold missile defence drill after North's ICBM launch

The United States, South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise today to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, said South Korea's navy. North Korea fired its latest Hwasong-18 missile, which it describes as the core of its nuclear strike force, off the east coast. The Navy further said that today's trilateral drill was conducted in international water...