In a chilling warning to Kim Jong-un, the United States today deployed a fleet of nuclear bombers and fighter planes over North Korea.
After the dictator promised to "plunge his rivals into despair," the formidable B-52 bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula as a show of force.
On Wednesday, US long-range aircraft participated in joint aerial exercises with South Korean fighter fighters.
According to South Korea's Defense Ministry, it was the first time in a month that the B-52 aircraft had been deployed to the peninsula.
In addition to hauling more than 30 tonnes of bombs, they can be equipped with precision air-to-surface rockets and cruise missiles with nuclear warheads.
Fears that North Korea might perform its first nuclear test since 2017 prompted the drills, which were a direct jab at the brutal dictator Kim Jong Un.
Lt. Gen. Park Ha Sik, commander of the South Korean air force operation command, said in a statement that the nations joined forces to "show the strong resolve of the (South) Korea-U.S. alliance and its perfect readiness to respond to any provocation by North Korea swiftly and overwhelmingly."
In reaction to North Korea's increasing threats to launch missiles and nuclear weapons, both countries have increased their joint military exercises.
The US recently sent the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to South Korea for joint naval exercise.
This week's anti-submarine exercises and the B-52 bomber parade over the skies came after it.
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