US bombers fly over Korean peninsula after **rth Korea missile test
 

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SEOUL: The United States flew two supersonic B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force on Sunday after Pyongyang´s recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), the US and South Korean Air Forces said.

**rth Korea said it conducted a**ther successful test of an ICBM on Friday that proved its ability to strike America´s mainland, drawing a sharp warning from US President Donald Trump.

The B-1B flight was in direct response to the missile test and the previous July 3 launch of the "Hwasong-14" rocket, the US statement said. The South Korean air force said the flight was conducted early on Sunday.

The bombers took off from a US air base in Guam, and were joined by Japanese and South Korean fighter jets during the exercise, according to the statement. "**rth Korea remains the most urgent threat to regional stability," Pacific Air Forces commander General Terrence J. O´Shaughnessy said in the statement. "If called upon, we are ready to respond with rapid, lethal, and overwhelming force at a time and place of our choosing".

The US has in the past used overflights of the supersonic B1-B "Lancer" bomber as a show of force in response to **rth Korean missile or nuclear tests. Also on Sunday, the US Missile Defence Agency an**unced the United States had successfully shot down a medium-range missile in the latest test of its Thaad missile defense programme which is designed to protect the country against potential threats from countries such as **rth Korea and Iran.

The test was planned well before the rising tensions with **rth Korea and involved a medium-range missile, **t the long-range types being tested by the **rth Koreans. **rth Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised the midnight test launch of the missile on Friday night and said it was a "stern warning" for the United States that it would **t be safe from destruction if it tries to attack, the **rth´s official KCNA news agency said. —Reuters

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