US flies bombers over South Korea again in show of force
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The United States on Wednesday flew a pair of supersonic bombers over ally South Korea for the second time in as many weeks in a show of force following North Korea’s latest nuclear test earlier this month.
U.S. Forces Korea said one of the two B-1B bombers landed at Osan Air Base, 120 kilometres (75 miles) from the border with North Korea, but did not say when it will return to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
Such flyovers are common when animosity rises on the Korean Peninsula, which is technically in a state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. The United States also flew two B-1B bombers over South Korea on Sept. 13.
“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,” Lt. Gen. Thomas Bergeson, commander of the U.S. 7th Air Force in South Korea, said in a statement.