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North Korea fired a missile that day (20 March), our military authorities unusually mentioned Japan and said that they would respond together with the United States and Japan. And today, two days later, ships from the three countries gathered in East Sea and went on a missile defense exercise together.

Defense reporter Kim Tae-hoon will tell you the details.

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The ROK Navy ship King Sejong, the US Navy Barry, and the Japan Sea Self-Defense Force Atago ship were deployed 180 kilometers east of Ulleungdo.

Assuming a North Korean ballistic missile launch, U.S.-South Korea vessels trained to share information in real time to detect, track, and intercept.

As North Korea recently escalated its provocations by firing a series of ICBMs and short-range ballistic missiles, the United States and South Korea responded with joint naval exercises following the deployment of U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers.

The East Sea missile defense drills between the United States and Japan are four months after North Korea launched four missile provocations in one week last October.

As North Korea's missile provocations become more frequent, joint exercises by U.S.-South Korea ships are expected to increase.

[Lee Sung-joon/Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Public Affairs: The United States and South Korea strengthened security cooperation and further solidified their response system through this maritime missile defense exercise.]

During the East Sea missile defense exercise, commanders of the U.S. Navy and Japan Sea Self-Defense Force gathered at U.S. Seventh Fleet Base Yokosuka, Japan.

The commanders discussed training plans for North Korean missile provocations and sharing information on maritime operations, and this is virtually the first time a general of the rank of commander of our navy has visited Japan since the patrol aircraft crash.

Commenting on the fact that today's joint exercise, which Japan calls Dokdo Day, was held on East Sea, the military explained that the date was set based on the urgency and urgency of each country's cooperation.

(Video Interview: Hwang In-suk, Video Editing: Ha Seong-won)

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