A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber took part in military exercises with South Korea on Friday, Seoul officials said, in the latest show of force amid tension over North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite.
and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea though the booster and payload plunged into the sea shortly after lift-off.cruise-missile submarine
for the first time in nearly six years, were evidence of the enhanced frequency and intensity of the deployment of U.S. strategic assets, the ministry said. The exercises also demonstrated the allies' commitment to bolstering combined defence posture by "improving interoperability between the extended deterrence force, including the U.S. nuclear force, and our military's cutting-edge conventional force," the ministry said in a statement.
The two countries' militaries have been carrying out various training exercises since March, including air and sea drills involving a U.S. aircraft carrier and B-1B and B-52North Korea has denounced the exercises as a rehearsal for war, accusing the allies of ramping up "
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