In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber drops a bomb as it flies over the Korean Peninsula during a joint drills, South Korea. South Korea says the U.S. military has flown powerful bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula in joint drills with South Korean warplanes. The United States often sends powerful military aircraft in a show of force in times of heightened animosities with North Korea. Since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea in late 2011, his nation has tested weapons at a torrid pace. Alarmed by North Korea’s advancing weapons programs, many conservatives in South Korea have called for the reintroduction of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in the South.

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2017 08:03 UTC