31 July, 2017
Two U.S. B-1B bombers flew over South Korea in a show of force following North Korea's second test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the U.S. military said.
The US has flown two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea following the country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.
"We will no longer allow this to continue".
Japanese fighter jets and USA bombers conducted a joint drill off the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kishida said.
Immediately after the launch, USA and South Korean forces conducted live-fire exercises.
As the principal economic enablers of North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile development program, China and Russian Federation bear unique and special responsibility for this growing threat to regional and global stability.
The agency said that the test was aimed at confirming the maximum range and other technical aspects of the missile it says was capable of delivering a "large-sized, heavy nuclear warhead".
The general's remarks came as the United States flew two B-1 supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea, according to Daily Mail. Analysts say data from the latest test shows that Los Angeles and Chicago, and maybe even NY, could be in the range of Pyongyang's missiles.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been ratcheted up since the start of past year, with North Korea testing two nuclear bombs and test-firing a series of missiles.
July 29:North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un has issued a fresh challenge to President Donald Trump by launching another sophisticated missile test that could potentially hit the entire United States, North Korea's state news agency said.
Earlier Sunday, the US took some action.
Haley's Sunday tweet took China, Japan and South Korea to task as the USA seeks global support in stifling North Korea.
In total, the North has been slapped with six sets of United Nations sanctions since it first tested a nuclear weapon in 2006.
Haley has been one of the Trump administration's most vocal members, taking a tough line on Russian Federation and Syria and telling North Korea not to give the U.S.
The new leader of South Korea, Moon Jae-In, suspended the program's deployment in June, saying a new evaluation of its environmental impact should be conducted.
But on Saturday, Mr Trump said on Twitter that he was "very disappointed in China" which he said profits from trade with the United States but does "NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk". O'Shaughnessy stressed that "diplomacy remains the lead", while solving North Korea's problem.
