US bombers flew near the borders of North Korea

The US bombers flew near the borders of North Korea - this happened during the joints jointly with South Korea, which became a response tothe launch of the DPRK of the intercontinental ballistic missile.

The exercises took place the day after the death of the founder of North Korea Kim Er Seion. Some details on the Yahoo News website are reported by AFP with reference to the data of the South Korean military.

It is known that two American strategic bomber B-1V Lancer, as well as F-15K and F-16 fighters, took part in the exercises.

Two B-1 bombers flew up from the American military base of Andersen in Guam. The mission lasted 10 hours. They flew to the Korean peninsula and flew near the demilitarized zone, separating the Northern and South Korea along the 38th parallel.

AFP emphasizes that, despite the significant strengthening of a military group in the region, this did not happen before.

As the Yonhap South Korean agency emphasized, the flight of the Lancers was a “tough reaction” to a series of missile tests conducted by the North.

During the exercises, four aircraft took part in fire exercises, firing at the target at the Pilsung training ground 80 km from the North Korean border. It is reported that each B-1 dropped a 900-kilogram bunker bomb with laserity. The Pentagon in his statement clarified that the bombs were "inert", that is, they did not carry a combat charge.

The Pacific command of the US Air Force clarified in a press release that on the way from Gama to the shores of Korea B-1 worked out interaction with the Air Force Air Force, the second ally of the States in this region.

The US Air Force command in Korea emphasized that the United States "is ready to use the whole range of opportunities to protect and ensure security on the Korean Peninsula and in the region."

On Tuesday, the DPRK for the first time successfully experienced an intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts suggested that the Swason-14 rocket launched by North Korea is capable of flying about 6,200 miles (almost 9980 km), which puts San Francisco into the radius of its action. During the tests of the rocket, about 900 km flew. The media declared this step the DPRK with the largest foreign policy challenge for the US President Donald Trump.

The situation was discussed by the UN Security Council, where the United States has stated its position on the pressure on the DPRK. They emphasized that the strengthening of sanctions remains the main option, but the power decision cannot be excluded .