US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch



News US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch Seoul says first trilateral air drills of the year seek to deter DPRK’s ‘advancing nuclear and missile threats’ Shreyas Reddy April 2, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S., Japanese and ROK fighters escort a U.S. B-52H bomber during trilateral drills on Oct. 22, 2023. \| Image: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karrla Parra The U.S., South Korea and Japan staged joint aerial drills featuring a nuclear-capable bomber on Tuesday, following a North Korean ballistic missile launch earlier in the day. The allies’ first trilateral aerial exercise this year included U.S. B-52H strategic bombers and F-16 fighters, ROK F-15 fighters and Japanese F-2 fighters, Seoul’s defense ministry said in a press release. The joint drills in the overlapping ROK and Japanese air defense identification zones near South Korea’s Jeju Island came after North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday morning. Fired from the Pyongyang area, the missile flew around 370-400 © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch

Seoul says first trilateral air drills of the year seek to deter DPRK’s ‘advancing nuclear and missile threats’

Shreyas Reddy April 2, 2024

US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch

U.S., Japanese and ROK fighters escort a U.S. B-52H bomber during trilateral drills on Oct. 22, 2023. | Image: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karrla Parra

The U.S., South Korea and Japan staged joint aerial drills featuring a nuclear-capable bomber on Tuesday, following a North Korean ballistic missile launch earlier in the day.

The allies’ first trilateral aerial exercise this year included U.S. B-52H strategic bombers and F-16 fighters, ROK F-15 fighters and Japanese F-2 fighters, Seoul’s defense ministry said in a press release.

The joint drills in the overlapping ROK and Japanese air defense identification zones near South Korea’s Jeju Island came after North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday morning.

Fired from the Pyongyang area, the missile flew around 370-400

US, ROK and Japan hold nuclear bomber drills after North Korean missile launch

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