SpaceWar.com reports: “South Korea fired a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea in response to North Korea’s recent series of missile launches, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.

The South’s Missile Strategy Command launched a Hyunmoo-2 missile from the western coastal county of Taean on Thursday, the JCS said in a message to reporters. The missile flew approximately 125 miles and hit a virtual target in the sea.

The drill was a simulated response meant to strike the launch site in the event of North Korea firing a ballistic missile.

‘Through this live-fire exercise, our military demonstrated its strong will to resolutely respond to any provocation by North Korea and its ability and readiness to precisely strike the source of enemy provocation,’ the JCS said.

The military said it is closely monitoring North Korea’s various military activities and is maintaining readiness to ‘overwhelmingly’ respond to any provocation by North Korea…”