U.S. Military Flies B-52’s Over the East Sea

This flight may have more to do with recent Russian flights over the East Sea than just North Korea:

Two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers flew over the East Sea last week, an aviation tracker said, in a mission possibly designed to send a warning in response to North Korea’s recent series of missile launches. 

The bombers, which took off from Guam’s Anderson Air Base, “conducted a mission” in the East Sea and “possibly the South China Sea” on Friday, Aircraft Spots said on a Twitter post. Three KC-135R aerial tankers provided support for their flight. 

The B-52 is considered a representative strategic asset of the United States, along with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and ballistic missile submarines. 

The plane had not appeared often near the Korean Peninsula since North Korea began its full-fledged diplomatic push with South Korea and the U.S. early last year.

Yonhap

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