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| US nuclear-capable bombers complete training mission in South Korea | US nuclear-capable bombers complete training mission in South Korea |
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| The US military says two nuclear-capable B-2 bombers have completed a training mission in South Korea, amid threats from North Korea that include nuclear strikes on Washington and Seoul. | |
| The statement by US Forces Korea is an unusual confirmation. It follows an earlier US announcement that nuclear-capable B-52 bombers participated in ongoing US-South-Korean military drills. | The statement by US Forces Korea is an unusual confirmation. It follows an earlier US announcement that nuclear-capable B-52 bombers participated in ongoing US-South-Korean military drills. |
| The US says the B-2 stealth bombers flew from a US airbase and dropped munitions on a South Korean island range before returning home. | The US says the B-2 stealth bombers flew from a US airbase and dropped munitions on a South Korean island range before returning home. |
| The announcement is likely to draw a strong response from Pyongyang. North Korea sees the military drills as part of a US plot to invade and becomes particularly upset about US nuclear activities in the region. Washington and Seoul say the annual drills are routine and defensive. |