North Korea is extremely sensitive to the deployment of U.S. B-1B bombers, which are able to carry large payloads of conventional weapons.
launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday night, its neighbors said, hours after the U.S. flew long-range bombers for drills with its allies in a show of force against the North.annual U.S.-South Korean military exercisesThere were no reports of damages caused by Wednesday’s launches. But observers say North Korea most likely aimed to demonstrate again that it has missiles capable of striking key targets in South Korea in protest at its rivals’ military exercises.
Japan’s Defense Ministry said it also detected the launches. It said the missiles traveled a distance of 250 miles at a maximum altitude of 30 miles before falling outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.Earlier Wednesday, the United States flew at least one B-1B bomber for a joint aerial training exercise with other South Korean and U.S. warplanes, according to South Korea’s Defense Ministry.
On Aug. 21, the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off their summer Ulchi Freedom Shield computer-simulated command post exercise. During this year’s training, set to last until this Thursday, the allies have included field exercises. South Korean defense officials said Wednesday’s joint aerial exercise involving the B-1B aircraft was part of that field training.called for the military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart plans by its rivals to invade.
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