Two U.S. strategic bombers penetrated the airspace over the Korean Peninsula on Monday to conduct joint drills with the air forces of Japan and South Korea, according to media reports. The military drills near North Korea were long-planned, but kept quiet by U.S. officials to avoid increasing political tensions in the region, CNN reported. The drills over the Korean Peninsula did not go unnoticed by Pyongyang. No preceding U.S. president had ever met with North Korea’s leader, or even expressed a desire for an official meeting. On Jan. 9, 2016, a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber conducted a flight over the peninsula in response to North Korea’s nuclear test.

Source: National Post May 03, 2017 21:22 UTC