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U.S. B-1B bombers to fly over Korean peninsula, Yonhap reports
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 5, 2017 / 6:30 PM / UPDATED 42 MINUTES AGO
U.S. B-1B bombers to fly over Korean peninsula, Yonhap reports
Christine Kim
3 MIN READ
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers will fly over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday as part of a large-scale joint aerial drill being staged with South Korea this week, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified military source.
The bombers will take part in the drills at a time of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula and as United Nations political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman makes a rare visit to North Korea.
The North has warned the drills would push the Korean peninsula to “the brink of nuclear war”.
Some analysts and diplomats hope Feltman’s visit to the North could spark a U.N.-led effort to defuse rising international tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.
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U.S. B-1B bombers to fly over Korean peninsula, Yonhap reports
Christine Kim
3 MIN READ
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers will fly over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday as part of a large-scale joint aerial drill being staged with South Korea this week, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified military source.
The bombers will take part in the drills at a time of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula and as United Nations political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman makes a rare visit to North Korea.
The North has warned the drills would push the Korean peninsula to “the brink of nuclear war”.
Some analysts and diplomats hope Feltman’s visit to the North could spark a U.N.-led effort to defuse rising international tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-drill/u-s-b-1b-bombers-to-fly-over-korean-peninsula-yonhap-reports-idUSKBN1DZ3AA
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