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The United States flew B-52 nuclear-capable bombers and F-22 stealth fighters after Kim Jong-un’s younger brother issued threats. Photo/AP
This happened a few hours after the North Korean leader’s sister Kim Jong Un , Kim Yo Young threatening to test an ICBM.
“The deployment of US B-52 bombers and F-22 stealth fighters for joint exercises with South Korean warplanes is part of an agreement to protect South Korea by all available means, including nuclear power,” the ministry said. South Korean defense in a note. from ap.
South Korea’s defense ministry said the exercise, which also included South Korean F-35 and F-15 fighter jets, took place in waters southwest of Jeju Island.
“US F-22 jets are deployed to South Korea for the first time in four years and will remain all week for training with South Korean forces,” he said.
The exercises took place after North Korea said it had launched its first military spy satellite. Earlier in recent days the lone nation tested a solid fuel engine for use in a more mobile ICBM.
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Earlier, Kim Yo-jong ridiculed external judgments questioning North Korea’s development of spy satellites and long-range missiles.
North Korea said the rocket launched on Sunday was a test of the system for its first military reconnaissance satellite and released two low-resolution photos of South Korean cities as seen from space.
Some civilian experts in South Korea and elsewhere said the photos were too grainy for surveillance purposes and that the launch likely covered North Korean missile technology. South Korea’s military maintains reports that North Korea has fired two medium-range ballistic missiles.
