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US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches

In this photo released by South Korea Defense Ministry via Yonhap, a missile is fired during a joint training between U.S. and South Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Monday, June 6, 2022. The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. (South Korea Defense Ministry/Yonhap via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center right, adjusts his wife Kim Keon Hee's raincoat during a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, front right, adjusts his wife Kim Keon Hee's raincoat during a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, second right, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, third right, pay a silent tribute during a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center right, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, center left, attend a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center right, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, center left, attend a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony marking the country’s Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea Monday, June 6, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) In this photo released by South Korea Defense Ministry via Yonhap, a missile is fired during a joint training between U.S. and South Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Monday, June 6, 2022. The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. (South Korea Defense Ministry/Yonhap via AP) In this photo released by South Korea Defense Ministry via Yonhap, a missile is fired during a joint training between U.S. and South Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Monday, June 6, 2022. The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. (South Korea Defense Ministry/Yonhap via AP) In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, attends at the National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 5, 2022. North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles from multiple locations toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion. (South Korea Presidential Office via AP) FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, watches a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 25, 2022. South Korea's military said Sunday, June 5, that North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile toward the sea, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) In this photo provided by South Korea's Defense Ministry, U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, second from left, and South Korea's landing platform helicopter (LPH) ship Marado, left, sail during a joint military exercise at an undisclosed location, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP) In this photo provided by South Korea's Defense Ministry, U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, right, and South Korea's landing platform helicopter (LPH) ship Marado, second from left, sail during a joint military exercise at an undisclosed location, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)