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| US flies B-52 bomber over South Korea amid North tensions | US flies B-52 bomber over South Korea amid North tensions |
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| The US has flown a B-52 bomber over South Korea in a show of force after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. | The US has flown a B-52 bomber over South Korea in a show of force after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. |
| The B-52 swooped over an air base close to the North-South border. | The B-52 swooped over an air base close to the North-South border. |
| Pyongyang said it detonated an underground device earlier this week to widespread condemnation, but experts remain sceptical about the claim. | Pyongyang said it detonated an underground device earlier this week to widespread condemnation, but experts remain sceptical about the claim. |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test was an act of self-defence to prevent nuclear war with the US. | North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test was an act of self-defence to prevent nuclear war with the US. |
| "It is the legitimate right of a sovereign state and a fair action that nobody can criticise," he was quoted by North Korean state media as saying. | "It is the legitimate right of a sovereign state and a fair action that nobody can criticise," he was quoted by North Korean state media as saying. |
| Following the test, South Korea resumed broadcasting propaganda from speakers mounted on the border and the North countered with similar broadcasts. | Following the test, South Korea resumed broadcasting propaganda from speakers mounted on the border and the North countered with similar broadcasts. |
| The two sides are technically still at war, with the civil conflict that ended in 1953 concluding in a truce rather than a peace treaty. | The two sides are technically still at war, with the civil conflict that ended in 1953 concluding in a truce rather than a peace treaty. |
| The US is an ally of the South and said the B-52's flight was a response "to recent provocative action by North Korea". | The US is an ally of the South and said the B-52's flight was a response "to recent provocative action by North Korea". |
| Lt Gen Terrence O'Shaughnessy said the US was "steadfast" in its commitment to defending South Korea, and that includes "extended deterrence provided by our conventional forces and our nuclear umbrella". | Lt Gen Terrence O'Shaughnessy said the US was "steadfast" in its commitment to defending South Korea, and that includes "extended deterrence provided by our conventional forces and our nuclear umbrella". |
| Washington is considering sending an aircraft carrier to the region, Yonhap reported. | Washington is considering sending an aircraft carrier to the region, Yonhap reported. |
| There has been no response yet from North Korea to the B-52's flight. | There has been no response yet from North Korea to the B-52's flight. |
| It may take weeks to confirm North Korea's claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb, but several experts said the blast was not large enough to have been from such a device. | |
| The test angered North Korea's main ally China and the UN is working on new measures against Pyongyang, already internationally isolated from previous nuclear tests. | The test angered North Korea's main ally China and the UN is working on new measures against Pyongyang, already internationally isolated from previous nuclear tests. |