A B-1 bomber prepares to take off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on a mission near North Korea. The rare predawn flight came amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington and follows a North Korean threat to detonate a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean. "This mission is a demonstration of U.S. resolve and a clear message that the president has many military options to defeat any threat," White said. "North Korea’s weapons program is a grave threat to the Asia-Pacific region and the entire international community." Ri's comments further escalated a the war of words instigated this week when Trump described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “Rocket Man” on “a suicide mission."

Source: Los Angeles Times September 23, 2017 19:41 UTC