Summary
In response to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, the U.S., South Korea, and Japan conducted a joint air drill, flying a U.S. B-1B bomber near the Korean Peninsula. South Korean and Japanese fighter jets escorted the bomber, showcasing their readiness to counter North Korea’s growing threats.
The drill followed North Korea’s launch of the Hwasong-19 missile, reportedly capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, signaling the allies’ commitment to regional security amid rising tensions.
It was the fourth time this year that the nuclear bomber has been used on the Korean Peninsula. It was also the second time for a trilateral air exercise aimed at countering Pyongyang’s military threats, the statement said.
As I say every single time these stories are posted, and it’s pretty much monthly… these stories are not news. This is what militaries do. They practice and they saber-rattle.
These same sort of breathless articles are posted whenever there is an annual war game going on as if it wasn’t an annual event.
Otherwise agreed. I guess the news part is that it’s done “in response to” what NK did recently - like this is an extra joint air drill that otherwise wouldn’t have taken place if NK hadn’t done anything.
That said, I recall reading the same kind of articles back in 2012, and in 2016, and 2018, and … so, agreed in full.
Mum, Look! I’m waving my dick at China again!
It’s mainly for the benefit of their own constituents. A day later there will be a big black headline reading something like China Slams US long-range bomber. Few places outside the western media bubble will bother to report it.
