The U.S. and South Korea fired five missiles on Wednesday in a show of force against North Korea, but one of them failed shortly after launch and crashed into a military base, officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each side fired a pair of U.S.-made ATACMS short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, where they hit mock targets to demonstate the allies’ capability to respond to North Korean provocations, South Korea’s military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korea also tried to fire a South Korean-made Hyunmoo-2 missile from a military base in Gangneung, but the missile failed shortly after launch and crashed into the base, causing a large fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were no reports of casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show of force came a day after North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan. It flew about 4,600 kilometers (2,860 miles) – further than any North Korean missile to date – before falling into the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7\ud83d\udd25Multiple Explosions & fire has been reported at the 18th fighter wing (Gangneung) in South Korea.
The 18th fighter wing is the closest South Korean airbase to the DMZ. pic.twitter.com\/uz2AjLf1sA<\/a><\/p>— AZ \ud83d\udef0\ud83c\udf0f\ud83c\udf0d\ud83c\udf0e (@AZmilitary1) October 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>