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B-52 Nuclear Bomber Flies Over South Korea To Remind Kim Jong Un

The United States flew a B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear bombs over its ally South Korea yesterday. The move was a show of force, to remind North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after his country carried out a nuclear test last week, who is boss when it comes to self defense. Reuters UK video: The U.S. deploys a B-52 bomber and fighter jets to fly over its ally South Korea, in a show of alliance following North Korea’s nuclear test. Rough cut (no reporter narration). The Straits Times reports: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that last Wednesday’s test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a US threat of nuclear war. North Korea’s fourth nuclear test angered both China, its main ally, and the US, although the American government and weapon experts doubt the North’s claim that the device was a hydrogen bomb. The massive B-52, based in Guam and capable of carrying nuclear weapons, could be seen in a low flight over Osan Air Base at around noon. It was flanked by two fighter planes, a US F-16 and a South Korean F-15, before returning to Guam, the [...]