The United States on Sunday deployed a long-range bomber during a trilateral exercise with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s latest test new intercontinental ballistic missile South Korea’s military said the missile was intended to hit the U.S. mainland.
North Korea conducted tests on Thursday The newly developed Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile, It flew higher and stayed in the air longer than any other missile it had ever launched. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called it an “appropriate military action” to deal with external security threats posed by rivals.
On Sunday, fly to the United States B-1B bomber South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that training with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets near the Korean Peninsula shows the three countries’ firm determination and readiness to deal with North Korea’s advancement of its nuclear and missile programs.
this trilateral aerial training The statement said that for the second time this year, it was South Korea, the United States and Japan.
The United States often responds to North Korea’s major missile tests by temporarily deploying powerful military assets, such as long-range bombers, aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines, to and near the Korean peninsula. North Korea typically responds angrily to such U.S. actions, calling it part of a U.S.-led plot to invade the country and conduct more weapons tests.
According to the South Korean military, U.S. B-1B bombers have flown over or approached the Korean Peninsula four times this year. The B-1B is capable of carrying a large conventional weapons payload.
Thursday’s Hwasong-19 test was North Korea’s first intercontinental ballistic missile test in nearly a year and showed progress in its missile program. But many experts say North Korea still needs to master some technical issues before it can acquire a functional intercontinental ballistic missile capable of launching a nuclear strike against the U.S. mainland. Experts say the Hwasong-19 shown in North Korean state media photos and videos looks too large to be useful in a war.
The intercontinental ballistic missile test was seen as an attempt to attract U.S. attention ahead of this week’s U.S. presidential election and respond to international condemnation of reports of North Korea. Send thousands of soldiers Observers say this is to support the war against Ukraine.
