Friday, February 7, 2014

North Korea Accuses The U.S. Of Conducting B-52 Nuclear Strike Exercises On The Korean Peninsula

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam: North Korea is objecting to the flights of B-52's (pictured) over the Korean peninsula - threatening massive retaliation. Daily Mail

North Korea Says US B-52 Sortie Was 'Rehearsal For Nuclear Strike' -- The Guardian

Pyongyang says US's nuclear strike practice runs over Korea's west sea jeopardise reunions between North and South families

A US B-52 bomber sortie over South Korea has endangered plans for reunions between families from the North and South of the country and risks triggering a further escalation of military tensions, North Korea said on Thursday.

North Korea said a flight by the nuclear-capable B-52 took place off the west coast of the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, although the US military was not immediately available for comment.

A South Korean military source told the Yonhap news agency that the flight was a training sortie involving a single aircraft. The North's National Defence Commission, the country's top military body, said in a statement read on state television, that it was a rehearsal for a nuclear attack.

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More News On North Korea Accusing The U.S. Of Conducting B-52 Nuclear Strike Exercises On The Korean Peninsula

US B-52 bomber flies over S. Korean waters on Feb. 5 -- Shanghai Daily/Xinhua
North Korea says B-52 run imperils family reunions -- Reuters
North Korea Denounces Alleged U.S. B-52 Sortie Over South Korea -- National Journal
B-52 Flight Jeopardizes Family Reunions, North Warns -- Daily NK
North Korea, Citing U.S. Bomber Training Run, May Cancel Reunions -- New York Times
North Versus South Korea: War Games Versus Family Reunions -- Forbes
US-South Korea joint military exercises – three things you need to know -- Steven Borowiec, Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: The North Koreans may have a point .... US, S. Korea to use new strategy in exercise targeting North's nukes -- Stars and Stripes

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