The U.S. sent two B-1B bombers from Guam to buzz the Korean Peninsula following the isolated nation's test this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile that analysts say is capable of striking Alaska.
The show of force was part of a 10-hour sequenced bilateral mission with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets on Friday.
According to a statement by the U.S. Pacific Command, the drills were "in response to a series of increasingly escalatory actions by North Korea, including the ICBM test."
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