US nuke-ready jets drop bombs near NK border after Trump warned ‘talking was not the answer’

US nuke-ready jets drop bombs near NK border after Trump warned ‘talking was not the answer’
AUGUST 31, 2017
The US staged their own terrifying show of might today by dropping giant bombs near the North Korean border – days after Kim Jong-un’s latest missile outrage. Four US F-35B fighter jets joined two nuclear-ready US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in the joint military operation over the troubled Korean Peninsula. The exercise was designed to “strongly counter North Korea’s repeated ballistic missile tests and development of nuclear weapons,” a South

Korean official told CNN. In a statement, the US air force said its bombers flew out of Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and four stealth fighter jets from a US Marine Corps base in Japan. They conducted a shocking bombing attack, which simulated a surgical strike of key enemy facilities, over the Pilseung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon – which neighbours North Korea. READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4361741/us-nuke-capable-jets-drop-bombs-near-north-korea-border-after-donald-trump-warned-talking-was-not-the-answer/
THE US staged their own terrifying show of might today by dropping giant bombs near the North Korean border - days after Kim Jong-un's latest missile outrage.

Four US F-35B fighter jets joined two nuclear-ready US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in the joint military operation over the troubled Korean Peninsula.
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South Korea F-15K planes drop MK-82 bombs at a simulated target at the Pilseung Range in Gangwon
Explosions erupt on the mountain landscape after being peppered by the munitions
A US Air Force B-1B drops a MK-84 as it flies over South Korea during the joint military drill
Two B-1Bs fly from Guam with an escort of a pair of Japanese F-15s and US Marines' F-35B fighter jetsREUTERS
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Two B-1Bs fly from Guam with an escort of a pair of Japanese F-15s and US Marines' F-35B fighter jets
The exercise was designed to "strongly counter North Korea's repeated ballistic missile tests and development of nuclear weapons," a South Korean official told CNN.

In a statement, the US air force said its bombers flew out of Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and four stealth fighter jets from a US Marine Corps base in Japan.

They conducted a shocking bombing attack, which simulated a surgical strike of key enemy facilities, over the Pilseung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon - which neighbours North Korea.

The sabre rattling drill followed North Korea's latest weapons test - which was the first ballistic missile fired OVER Japan.

North Korea has been test-firing missiles at a rapid clip this year. With each launch, experts fear Kim's military can further refine and perfect its missile technology.

The bomber flights have becomes a common response to North Korean actions but the dropping off bombs is seen as an escalation by the US.

US Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets (front) and South Korean air Force's F-15K fly over South KoreaAP
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US Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets (front) and South Korean air Force's F-15K fly over South Korea
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), MK82 and MK84 bombs, were dropped in the drillHANDOUT - GETTY
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Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), MK82 and MK84 bombs, were dropped in the drill
The drill came after President Donald Trump said words would not REsolve the Korean conflictAP
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The drill came after President Donald Trump said words would not REsolve the Korean conflict
B-1Bs flew over the Korean Peninsula following both of Pyongyang's recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the type of weapons designed to deliver nuclear warheads to far-off locations like the mainland United States.

The bombers flew from Guam, the closest US territory to North Korea and the target of North Korean threats in recent weeks.

The mock attack came after President Donald Trump said it was becoming clear words would not resolve the Korean conflict.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency said that the Tuesday its latest missile launch was "a meaningful prelude to containing Guam," which it then called the "advanced base of invasion" for US forces.

In a follow-up statement, KCNA promised future launches "targeting the Pacific, where the US imperialist aggressor forces' bases are stationed."

"It should not be forgotten even a moment that the whole of South Korea can turn into ruins," the statement added.

Kim earlier vowed never to stop his bid for nuclear weapons before predicting America's "final doom".

Kim's fearsome arsenal was tonight paraded on North Korean state TV
The despot was pictured inspecting the missile prior to its launch early on Tuesday morningUNIVERSAL NEWS (EUROPE)
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The despot was pictured inspecting the missile prior to its launch early on Tuesday morning
Kim appeared to watched on as the latest rocket was launchedKCNA
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Kim appeared to watched on as the latest rocket was launched
Images of the launch that stunned the world have finally emergedAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Images of the launch that stunned the world have finally emerged
The Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile was launched from near PyongyangAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile was launched from near Pyongyang
North Korea state media said the nation "can never stop bolstering up the nuclear deterrent".

And added that "no one can guess when a nuclear war may break out".

The statement from Kim's mouthpiece added: "The USA's more persistent moves to launch a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula would precipitate its final doom."

Last night, state TV revealed new images of Tuesday morning's missile launch, with Kim seen inspecting his nuclear arsenal.

Donald Trump's tone towards his nation's upstart rival was scarcely more diplomatic.

The President tweeted: "The U.S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years. Talking is not the answer!"

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Kim has vowed to fire more missiles as pictures emerged of the despot cackling maniacally as he over saw the launch described as "just a curtain-raiser".

Just one day after his latest launch brought his country and American one step closer to war the smirking communist called for more weapons testing over the Pacific to advance his country's ability to contain Guam.

State media reported that the dictator had said: "The current ballistic rocket launching drill like a real war is the first step of the military operation of the Korean People's Army in the Pacific and a meaningful prelude to containing Guam."

The Rodong Sinmun newspaper, mouthpiece of the North's ruling party, on Wednesday carried more than 20 pictures of the launch near Pyongyang.

One showed Kim smiling broadly at a desk with a map of the Northwest Pacific, surrounded by aides.

North Korea has released pictures of Kim-Jong-un overseeing the latest missile testREUTERS
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North Korea has released pictures of Kim-Jong-un overseeing the latest missile test
Now the despot has vowed to fire even more rockets towards the PacificKCNA
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Now the despot has vowed to fire even more rockets towards the Pacific


The fiery outburst came as the UN Security Council - which includes Russia and Kim's key ally China - unanimously condemned the "outrageous" launch.

South Korea ​air force ​conducts bombing drill after North Korea missile launch
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North Korea today vowed to execute reporters from two South Korean newspapers, saying they insulted the country's dignity while reviewing and interviewing the British authors of a book about life in the isolated country.

KCNA carried a state court statement expressing anger over the descriptions of North Korean lives as increasingly capitalist.

It also objected to the translated title of the South Korean edition as "Capitalist People's Republic of Korea" and the book's cover that replaced the red star in North Korea's official seal with the US dollar mark.

North Korea's Central Court also "sentenced to death" the presidents of the newspapers and said the North will "track down to the end and cut off the dirty windpipes" of those responsible for such provocations.

South Korea's Unification Ministry denounced the North Korean comments as an "absurd threat" and said it "sternly warns" the North to immediately stop threating South Korean citizens.

Seoul's government is ready to take "every measure needed" to protect its citizens, the ministry said in a statement.


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It also identifies more than 1,000 primary targets across the demilitarised zone to be eliminated by missiles and laser-guided weapons
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SOUTH Korea plans to send special forces killers into North Korea in a bid to take out Kim Jong-un and his cronies if the despot sparks a war.

The daring proposal is among the top revisions being made to the under-fire country's revised strategy for dealing with a "conventional" attack by its noisy neighbour.

South Korea's special forces are preparing for a cross-border assaultREUTERS
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South Korea's special forces are preparing for a cross-border assault
The country's president warned the assault could also come from the seaREUTERS
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The country's president warned the assault could also come from the sea
The plan would involved taking out Kim and his military leadersREUTERS
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The plan would involved taking out Kim and his military leaders
The South Korean president was briefed about the plan by senior military officials on Monday - just a day before Kim launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan.

Moon Jae-in told his ministry to implement reforms to the military to meet the challenges that are increasingly being posed by North Korea.

He added that the military should be ready to "quickly switch to an offensive posture in case North Korea stages a provocation that crosses the line", the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported.

The PM also requested the military increase its ability to quickly launch airborne and sea landings.

In the event of a conventional conflict breaking out, North Korean army is expected to bombard the South along the DMZ as well as shelling the capital Seoul.

Under the existing US-South Korean defence plan - OPLAN 5015 - the two nations would bring their overwhelming air and naval superiority to bear from bases in South Korea and Japan.

These would be backed up by aircraft carrier fleets positioned in the western Pacific.

The new South Korean plan will identify more than 1,000 primary targets in North Korea to be eliminated by missiles and laser-guided weapons.

These would nuclear weapons and missile launch facilities.

The military has also been tasked with training special forces units that could be infiltrated into Pyongyang in order to target key members of the regime, including Kim Jong-un.


​North Korean state media releases footage of the Hwasong-12 ballistic missile launch
North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan at the weekendAFP - GETTY
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North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan at the weekend
US and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills this weekAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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US and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills this week
President Donald Trump has been accused by North Korea of wanting to get rid of Kim Jong-unAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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President Donald Trump has been accused by North Korea of wanting to get rid of Kim Jong-un
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Last week, Kim was seething over joint military drills between the US and South Korea as it frets they are practice for a "beheading operation" invasion spearheaded by Donald Trump.

The state-owned newspaper Rodong Sinmum ranted against the drills between thousands of troops on the Korean Peninsula - which, they think, is to eventually take out supreme leader Kim Jong-un.

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It claimed it is an "aggressive war scenario" as 67,000 US and South Korean troops take on drill exercises.

The paper wrote: “The rehearsal is concentrated on the drill of ‘beheading operation’ and ‘secret operation’ to ‘remove’ the supreme headquarters of the DPRK and one for countering the DPRK's ballistic rockets under ‘OPLAN 5015’, an aggressive war scenario to carry out pre-emptive strike against the DPRK

“The US will be wholly held accountable for the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by such reckless aggressive war manoeuvres, as it chose a military confrontation with the DPRK.”

Last week the troops began massive military drills involving 80,000 soldiers – including Brit troops – as Kim Jong-un warns the “reckless” actions could trigger a nuclear war.

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The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills were largely computer-simulated war games held every summer.

It saw the US and South Korea join forces in a string of exercises.

The annual drill involved huge land, air and sea exercises, with tens of thousands of troops involved from both countries.

The drills drew furious responses from North Korea, which views them as an invasion rehearsal.

Pyongyang's state media alled this year's drills a "reckless" move that could trigger the "uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war".

One state-run newspaper headline in Pyongyang declared North Koreans were "boiling with hatred" ahead of the exercises.

North Korea publications have been defending their supreme leader as they worry that the US and South Korea are preparing for invasionREUTERS
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North Korea publications have been defending their supreme leader as they worry that the US and South Korea are preparing for invasion
South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror drill at the National Assembly in SeoulAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror drill at the National Assembly in Seoul
Moon Jae-in said North Korea must not use the drills as a pretext to launch fresh provocation.

He added that the training is held regularly because of repeated provocations by Kim.

Earlier this month Donald Trump warned North Korea faces “fire and fury” if it threatens the US – as intelligence documents reveal Kim Jong-un has made mini nukes to attach to his new rockets.

Tensions have been rising in the region after the hermit kingdom’s latest missile test and a series of recent threats from the chubby dictator aimed at America and her allies.