U.S. bomber drills aggravate North Korea ahead of Trump's Asia visit

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 2, 2017 / 5:02 PM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO

U.S. bomber drills aggravate North Korea ahead of Trump's Asia visit

Soyoung Kim, Phil Stewart
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. strategic bombers conducted drills over South Korea, the U.S. Air Force said, raising tensions with North Korea just days before President Donald Trump visits the region seeking to shut down Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

News of the Thursday’s drills was first reported by North Korean state news agency KCNA on Friday, which said the exercises involving South Korean and Japanese fighter jets were a “surprise nuclear strike drill”.

“The reality clearly shows that the gangster-like U.S. imperialists are the very one who is aggravating the situation of the Korean peninsula and seeking to ignite a nuclear war,” KCNA said.

Trump arrives in Asia on Sunday, beginning his first trip to the region as president in Japan before heading to South Korea and China, then Vietnam and the Philippines.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/u-s-bomber-drills-aggravate-north-korea-ahead-of-trumps-asia-visit-idUSKBN1D22U1

[Sneederbunk]

1. Kim preparing elaborate prank.

[Turbineguy]

2. A prank would be cool.

But Li'l Kim's idea of a prank is shooting somebody with an AA gun.