Seoul — The US flew two supersonic B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force on Sunday after Pyongyang’s recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), the US and South Korean Air Forces said. North Korea said it conducted another successful test of an ICBM on Friday that proved its ability to strike America’s mainland, drawing a sharp warning from US President Donald Trump. The B-1B flight was in direct response to the missile test and the previous July 3 launch of the "Hwasong-14" rocket, the US statement said. The South Korean air force said the flight was conducted early on Sunday. The bombers took off from a US air base in Guam, and were joined by Japanese and South Korean fighter jets during the exercise, according to the statement. "North Korea remains the most urgent threat to regional stability," Pacific Air Forces commander Gen Terrence J O’Shaughnessy said. "If called upon, we are ready to respond with rapid, lethal, and overwhelming force at ...
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