US deploys supersonic bombers in show of force to North Korea

US deploys supersonic bombers in show of force to North Korea

Two US bombers have been flown over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force after North Korea's latest missile test.

The supersonic B-1 bombers took off from an airbase in Guam and were joined by Japanese and South Korean fighter jets, performing a low-pass near Seoul.

The manoeuvre came in response to an intercontinental ballistic missile test by Kim Jong Un's regime, which experts say now puts several major US cities in firing range.

"North Korea remains the most urgent threat to regional stability," said General Terrence J O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander.
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