S.Korean missile crashes during drill with US

RT.com, 5 Oct, 2022-  A South Korean missile crashed down at a military installation in the country’s northeast during a joint show of force drill with the United States on Wednesday, held in retaliation for North Korea’s latest weapons test, which crossed Japanese airspace.   

Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the incident, noting that a short-range Hyunmoo-2 ballistic missile encountered technical problems and fell out of the sky over the town of Gangneung, located some 56 miles (90 kilometers) from the border with North Korea. 

No casualties resulted from the crash, though a blast was reported at an air base in the town.  Military officials said they are still working to determine the cause of the missile’s “abnormal flight.”  The accident took place during a joint drill with Washington, which also saw both sides fire off two short-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) each and another South Korean Hyunmoo-2 – what Seoul called a show of strength in response to a missile test by the North on Tuesday.