White House says S. Korea-US alliance is 'ironclad,' after NK missile launches

White House says S. Korea-US alliance is 'ironclad,' after NK missile launches

The White House said Tuesday the South Korea-US alliance is "ironclad," as tensions flared anew following North Korea's first ballistic missile test this week since the Trump administration took office in January. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the remarks after Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea on Monday apparently in protest over the start of the annual South Korea-US Freedom Shield military exercise this w…