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B-52 bombers
US Bomber Flies Over South Korea as Standoff Deepens
A powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test.
US B-52 Bombers Appear in Chinese Military Training Game
“Glorious Mission,” the official training video game of the People’s Liberation Army features a level where members of the Chinese military fight Japanese on the Senkaku Islands. The latest update features players with rocket launchers and two B-52 bombers flying overhead, invoking the two U.S. B-52 bombers that flew over the region in late November.
America Hefts the B-52 Big Stick
U.S. officials claim that the tandem of B-52 bombers rumbling over the East China Sea Tuesday flew in a long-planned training exercise. It was not, so they say, a direct response to China’s recent audacious statement that international waters and the Senkaku Islands belong to China.
