US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea's missile testHANDOUT/REUTERS US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers have flown over the Korean peninsula in a show of force. (File photo)The United States has flown two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests. The B-1B flight was in direct response to the missile test and the previous July 3 launch of the "Hwansong-14" rocket, a US Air Force statement said. The South Korean air force said the flight was conducted on Sunday. The US has in the past used overflights of the supersonic B1-B "Lancer" bomber as a show of force in response to North Korean missile or nuclear tests.

Source: Stuff July 30, 2017 09:56 UTC