The South Korean military says North Korea's Nodong missile can be intercepted by the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) battery in Seongju County even if Pyongyang attempts to target the port city of Busan by firing the missile at a high angle.

A military official said Thursday that simulation tests have confirmed that the THAAD missile defense system can cover the altitude of a North Korean Nodong missile if it flies above the Seongju area in the event Pyongyang fires it at a steeper angle from its North Hwanghae Province.

The simulation is known to have been conducted under the hypothesis that North Korea may target Busan through a steep-angle missile launch to reduce the shooting range to 600 kilometers, as showcased in the ballistic missile launches carried out on Tuesday.

As the North fired three missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, a Nodong missile with normally a range of 13-hundred kilometers was fired at a reduced range of 600 kilometers.

The North also said Wednesday that it held missile drills targeting South Korean ports and airfields where U.S. reinforcement troops are expected to arrive during a contingency, and unveiled a map indicating the missiles' point of impact in waters near Busan.