S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold missile defense drills

S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold missile defense drills

Three Aegis-equipped destroyers -- the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Haguro (front), the U.S.' USS Benfold (C), South Korea's ROKS Yulgok Yi I -- sail in the international waters south of the southern island of Jeju on Aug. 29, 2023, as South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral missile defense exercise in response to North Korea's purported space rocket launch last week, in this photo released by the South Korean Navy. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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