South Korea launches ballistic missile in retaliation against North Korea.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on November 8 that the military conducted a live-fire exercise on November 7 in Taean County on the west coast, 108 km southwest of Seoul, according to Yonhap news agency.

The Hyunmoo-2 ballistic missile was launched on November 7th.

During the exercise, the South Korean military launched a Hyunmoo-2 short-range ballistic missile toward a target in the Yellow Sea, which was assumed to be a North Korean missile launch source.

"Through this live-fire exercise, the military demonstrated its strong determination to respond to any provocation from North Korea, as well as its capability and readiness to launch precision strikes targeting the source of enemy provocation," the JCS said.

The Hyunmoo-2 short-range ballistic missile was launched from the Anheung test site in Taean.

The South Korean military stated that it will continue to closely monitor North Korea's military activities alongside the United States, maintaining a state of readiness to respond overwhelmingly to any provocation.

According to AFP, the Hyunmoo missile is a key component in South Korea's preemptive strike system, allowing it to launch a deterrent strike if it senses North Korea is about to act.

The Hyunmoo-2 rocket was launched on November 7th.

In October, South Korea unveiled the Hyunmoo-5, the largest in this ballistic missile family, capable of destroying underground bunkers.

South Korea's military exercises are in response to a series of recent missile launches by North Korea.

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On November 5th, North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula. Observers believe these missiles were launched from 600 mm diameter multiple rocket launcher systems. Last week, North Korea test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile called Hwasong-19.

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