Yonhap News Agency: S. Korea, U.S. stage combined air drills involving America's B-52H bombers, F-22 fighters
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States conducted combined air drills, involving U.S. B-52 strategic bombers and F-22 stealth fighters, on Tuesday, in an effort to strengthen the credibility of America's "extended deterrence," Seoul's defense ministry said.
The drills took place in the South's air defense identification zone southwest of its southern island of Jeju amid tensions caused by the North's launch of two medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM) on Sunday. The South's F-35A stealth jets and F-15K fighters also joined the drills.
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WNU Editor: No one is de-escalating.
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What to de escalate the drills?
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