The U.S. military, partnered with the South Korean defense department, has launched a series of aerial drills near North Korea involving nuclear-capable B-52 bombers.
FILE: The portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il are seen in North Korea's Sakchu county in North Pyongan province, as seen from the Chinese border city of Dandong.says the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier participated in the drill alongside destroyers from all three countries.
US AND ITS PARTNERS STAGE WARFARE DRILLS AS JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA STRENGTHEN ALLIANCE AGAINST CHINA, NORTH KOREA North Korea threatened retaliation ahead of Monday's drills this weekend, vowing that it was not making"empty talk."
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