3 Things To Know Today

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1 South Korea, U.S. Launch Missiles In Response To North Korea Launches

South Korea and the U.S. fired eight missiles early this morning in response to North Korea's short-range ballistic missile launches yesterday. The South Korean military said its launch of eight surface-to-surface missiles “is a demonstration of the capability and readiness to carry out precision strike” against the North's launch sites or command-and-control centers. According to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the exercise included one U.S. Army missile and seven from South Korea, adding, “The ROK-U.S. Alliance remains committed to peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. commitment to the defense of the ROK remains ironclad.” Defense experts say North Korea's launches were probably the Hermit Kingdom’s biggest single test and the timing was unmistakable – they happened a day after South Korea and the U.S. ended joint military drills.

2 Putin Warns Against Sending Long-Range Missiles To Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has a message for the United States: supply long-range missiles to Ukraine, and Russia will strike new targets. The Russian president said it himself on a Moscow TV program and added that delivering new arms to Ukraine would only serve to "drag out the armed conflict for as long as possible." Putin said if Ukraine gets long-range rocket systems from the U.S., Russia will use its own weapons to "strike at those facilities we are not targeting." As you might recall, President Biden said last week that the U.S. is providing Ukraine with more advanced rocket systems as the Russian invasion continues. Meanwhile, Putin is blaming the U.S. and Europe for problems in the global food and energy markets. He insists that the money the U.S. put its economy during the pandemic drove up inflation and caused food prices to skyrocket. He also blamed Europe for not preserving contracts for natural gas supplies to various countries.

3 CT Senator “More Confident Than Ever” About Gun Reform

The Senate won't impinge on Second Amendment rights with new gun control legislation. During an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union,” Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy said the goal of bipartisan legislation being crafted in the Senate is meant to keep dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands. He noted the gun control template passed in Florida following 2018's Parkland school shooting is the "right one." That formula included mental health spending, red flag laws, and small adjustments to gun accessibility. However, Murphy said lawmakers are focused on finding the right combination to get 60 or more votes – and he believes Congress is closer than it ever has been before to succeeding. On a related note, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House is going to vote on a sweeping gun package in the coming days. The package would raise the age required to buy semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21-years-old, while also not allowing civilian use of high-capacity magazines and bump stocks.


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