Posted on Jan 10, 2016
B-52 Bomber Flies Over South Korea as Standoff Deepens
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RP Members is this just the normal course of action with North Korea for the new Year or is there a possibility of escalation?
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A powerful US Air Force B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test.
North Korea will read the fly-over of a bomber capable of delivering nuclear weapons -- seen by an Associated Press photographer at Osan Air Base near Seoul -- as a threat. Any hint of America's nuclear power enrages Pyongyang, which links its own pursuit of atomic weapons to what it sees as past nuclear-backed moves by the United States to topple its authoritarian government.
The B-52 was joined by South Korean F-15 and US F-16 fighters and returned to its base in Guam after the flight, the US military said.
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A powerful US Air Force B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test.
North Korea will read the fly-over of a bomber capable of delivering nuclear weapons -- seen by an Associated Press photographer at Osan Air Base near Seoul -- as a threat. Any hint of America's nuclear power enrages Pyongyang, which links its own pursuit of atomic weapons to what it sees as past nuclear-backed moves by the United States to topple its authoritarian government.
The B-52 was joined by South Korean F-15 and US F-16 fighters and returned to its base in Guam after the flight, the US military said.
B-52 Bomber Flies Over South Korea as Standoff Deepens
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That oughta wake them up and tell them we can still get to you! Just a thought. Gets peoples attention
Rough Tough and in the BUFF (Nick name for B-52) !!! I don't think this will lead to escalation. The NK bowl cut leader likes to rattle his sabre like his father did. He is a little more rogue but I don't think it will get too out of hand.
Rough Tough and in the BUFF (Nick name for B-52) !!! I don't think this will lead to escalation. The NK bowl cut leader likes to rattle his sabre like his father did. He is a little more rogue but I don't think it will get too out of hand.
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