South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered the drills arranged with the United States to show “North Korea our firm combined missile response posture,” his office said. Soon after the launch, Trump responded on Twitter: “North Korea has just launched another missile. Hard to believe that South Korea and Japan will put up with this much longer. The fifth nuclear test in September was the North’s most powerful atomic detonation to date. Almost 30,000 US troops are stationed in South Korea.

Source: Egypt Independent July 05, 2017 13:41 UTC