The U.S. again sent a B-1B Lancer supersonic strategic bomber to South Korea after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile

Last week, the American B-1B Lancer strategic bomber returned to the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced a joint exercise with the United States in which a B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber was flown to the peninsula. It was joined by several planes of each country, including fifth generation fighters F-35A Lightning II of the South Korean Air Force.

According to experts, North Korea is sensitive to joint exercises of the United States and South Korea, as its air force is one of the weakest parts of the armed forces. This is due to the fact that North Korea does not have modern aircraft and qualified pilots.

The U.S. Air Force calls the B-1B Lancer the mainstay of U.S. long-range bombers that can strike anywhere in the world. At the same time, the aircraft can no longer carry nuclear weapons. The U.S. increased its activity in the region after Kim Jong-un said in September that North Korea would become an "irreversible nuclear state". The plane returned to the peninsula because North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Source: The Defense Post

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