North Korea Accuses U.S. Of Conducting 'Nuclear Strike Drills' With B-1 Bombers

Two B1-B Lancers joined Japanese and South Korean fighters Thursday in what the Air Force is describing as a scheduled training operation over the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Richard P. Ebensberger/Released)

CNN: N. Korea accuses US of 'nuclear strike drill' after bomber flights

Washington (CNN)US Air Force B-1 bombers, accompanied by fighter jets from South Korea and Japan, conducted a flyover near the Korean peninsula on Thursday, according to a statement from the service -- a move that has drawn harsh criticism from North Korea ahead of President Donald Trump's trip to the region.

Two B-1B Lancers from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam rendezvoused with the Japanese and South Korean jets as part of the planned "bilateral integration" exercise -- at one point flying over South Korea.

The "continuous bomber presence mission" was planned in advance and was "not in response to any current event," according to Air Force spokesperson Capt.

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