South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the test indicated a quicker than expected pace of the North’s ICBM program. South Korean and US fighter jets conducted precision strike drills aimed at attacking enemy targets hidden underground, it said. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said the bombers then flew west, hugging the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) border between the two Koreas, before leaving South Korean airspace. The drill follows a joint artillery and missile exercise by South Korean and US forces a day after the North’s ICBM test. The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to push for a quick UN Security Council resolution to put new sanctions on North Korea.

Source: Egypt Independent July 08, 2017 09:45 UTC