The South Korea air force on Tuesday sent four F-15K fighter jets to bomb simulated targets near the inter-Korean border, in a response to a test by North Korea of a ballistic missile earlier in the day.

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) said in a written statement that it had “reaffirmed the reaction capability of the air force to raze the enemy’s leadership in case of emergency.”

“If North Korea threatens the security of our people and the ROK – U.S. alliance with nuclear weapons and missiles, we will wipe out the North Korean leadership with our air force’s