Officials from the Republic of Korea are contemplating on conducting a missile test, in response to North Korea's Pukguksong-2 test on Sunday. An official from the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Defence said: “We will review the measures taken in order to remove security concerns and show our determination of retaliation against a possible attack by North Korea.”
The official added that they were considering either Hyunmoo-2A missile which has a range of 186 kms or Hyunmoo-2B missile which has a range of over 300 kms.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)