South Korea's joint staff headquarters said on the 24th that North Korea test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in the eastern waters of the Korean peninsula that day. In response to the test firing, Han Jun launched missiles from land, sea and air that afternoon. According to the South Korean joint staff headquarters, the maximum flight altitude of the intercontinental ballistic missile tested by North Korea on the same day was about 6200 kilometers and the flight distance was about 1080 kilometers. The South Korean joint staff headquarters said that in response to the North Korean missile test, the South Korean army launched missiles from land, sea and air in the eastern waters of the Korean peninsula that afternoon, showing the ability and will to respond immediately. South Korean presidential palace Chong Wa Dae issued a statement on 24 th, said the president moon Jae in the afternoon hosted a national security meeting emergency meeting, condemning the DPRK test shooting behavior. He urged the DPRK to return to the path of dialogue and diplomatic settlement as soon as possible. According to the KCNA report and the ROK news, from January 5 this year to the launch, the DPRK has conducted seven missile tests and two reconnaissance satellite launch tests. The South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters reported on the 16th of this month that North Korea conducted a test firing of an unknown launcher that day, but did not explain the nature of the launcher. (Xinhua News Agency)