USA shows of strength landing a bomber at air base in South Korea
IN the wake of nuclear tests by North Korea, America has shown its military might in the area by landing a strategic bomber in South Korea.
America has shown its military might in the area by landing a strategic bomber in South Korea
The escalation occurred a day after Kim Jong-un’s rogue state claimed it had successfully tested a new, high-powered rocket engine.
Television pictures showed two supersonic B-1B Lancers flying low over the US Osan Air Base at Pyeongtaek, 40 miles south of Seoul.
One of the planes returned to the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, while the other landed at Osan.
"The bond between the United States and the Republic of Korea is ironclad and the strength of that commitment will not be shaken by North Korea's aggressive behaviour," said Lieutenant General Thomas W. Bergeson of the US Air Force.
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It is unclear how long the B-1 Lancer will stay at the base
“What we are showing today is just one tool we have to choose from a wide array of options. The alliance grows stronger every day and we remain prepared to defend and to preserve the security of the Korean Peninsula and the region," he said.
The bond between the United States and the Republic of Korea is ironclad
South Korea hosts almost 30,000 US troops and several bases.
Television pictures showed supersonic B-1B Lancers flying low over the US Osan Air Base
It is unclear how long the B-1 Lancer – a four-engine strategic bomber that can reach speeds of Mach 2 and carries the biggest payload of bombs in the USAAF– will stay at the base.
"It can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time," US Forces Korea said in a press statement.